On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 19:00, Chuck Lewis<chuck.lewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Amen to this !
http://tinyurl.com/nzj5de
This is brought up every so often, and i still don't see the issue.
If you're a consumer, you buy Windows Home Premium with your computer
or laptop - if you buy a really cheap computer, it might ship with
Windows Starter. Over. No decision to make.
If you're a small business, you buy Windows Professional. Over. No
decision to make.
If you're an enterprise, you buy Windows Professional. You then may
opt to buy Software Assurance, and upgrade your machines to Windows
Enterprise, with an added feature set and more flexibility in
deployment. A decision that is to be done, but don't worry, that's
exactly why Enterprises have people like a CIO, CTO und entire
departments that are only there to purchase goods.
If your'e an enthusiast that builds his own computer, you have to
device which version of Windows you want to buy - if you want to buy
it at all. You could also opt to use another OS. Just like you have to
device which mainboard to buy, which CPU to buy, which RAM to buy,
which hard disk to buy, which power supply, which DVD drive, which
case, etc. Lot's of decisions to be done, but that's what these guys
want.
What the guy writes about small companies is irrelevant crap. If they
have a Domain Controller (which means you need Windows Professional to
join the domain), they'll also need someone with enough knowledge to
maintain a Windows domain. This might be a service provider, a
freelance consultant or even someone internally with decent technical
knowledge. If that person is unable to tell them that they need
Windows Professional, they really deserve all the misery they get.
midrange.com
