Windows Server 2016 might cost more than you want to pay

I’ve got it up and running in the lab. Now I see this article;

 

A few years ago, Microsoft switched from per-processor to per-core licensing in SQL Server, and it’s about to do the same with Windows Server 2016. You may not be thrilled with the results.

“Microsoft’s auditors likely will have a field day with these new requirements for Windows Server, in the same way that they have used the ever-more-complex licensing rules for SQL Server to increase the company’s audit-based revenue in recent years,” warned Christopher Barnett, an associate attorney with Scott & Scott LLP.

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http://www.pcworld.com/article/3028525/windows-server-2016-could-cost-you-more-than-you-think.html

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