Hello Steve,
Thank you for your feedback; your suggestions are appreciated.
Actually, licensing issues are a bit complicated because many factors need
to be considered. In order to clarify everything, we generally recommend
our customers who need licensing information to contact Customer Service
and speak to a licensing specialist.
In the meantime, the following websites contain much useful licensing
information:
Frequently asked questions (FAQ) about Microsoft licensing programs
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/resources/faq.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/Default.asp
I hope this helps.
Steve, your valuable feedback will be reported to the related departments.
In fact, we at Microsoft are always striving to capture any feedback from
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|From: (e-mail address removed) (Eric)
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|Subject: Re: CAL question
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|> I have a Windows 2000 AD network. We have Windows 2000 CALS for all our
|> users. I want to upgrade our file server to Windows 2003, but I can't
|> justify the cost if I have to buy all new CALS. I just read in a Windows
|> 2003 server manual that I don't need to upgrade my CALS to 2003. Is this
|> correct? Can I use a Windows 2003 file server with my Windows 2000 CALS?
|
|I am in exactly the same situation as you, my CDW licensing rep today
|told me you do need to buy new CALs for Windows 2003, and at over $40
|per CAL, CAL cost becomes a pretty big factor in upgrading or not. He
|also mentioned that Microsoft no longer has CAL "upgrades" for 2003,
|you need to buy new CALs.
|
|Eric
|
