Gosh. Stuff I never knew about Vista.

[zeitghost]

A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection

[PAH]

Did Windows 7 inherit all that?

Or was it all stripped out so M$ could say they've improved performance?

[Sysman]

A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection

That one was doing the rounds when Vista started shipping on new kit.

It put us quite off the product.

Moving on, Windows 2008 Server is apparently Vista with the crap stripped out.
Ditto for Windows 2008 Server R2 in relation to Windows 7.

While I haven't had chance to try out the R2 flavour, 2008 Server would be my preferred choice out of the Windows range. It's the most stable version of Windows I've run and has some very nice features. Pity about the price though.

[PAH]

While I haven't had chance to try out the R2 flavour, 2008 Server would be my preferred choice out of the Windows range. It's the most stable version of Windows I've run and has some very nice features. Pity about the price though.

Under 40 notes including VAT if you can live with the restrictions of Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation Edition, branded here as Windows Homer Server 2011 due to a few bolt-ons that can be ignored or disabled.

Microsoft Windows Home Server 2011 - 1 server, 10 CALs

[Sysman]

Under 40 notes including VAT if you can live with the restrictions of Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation Edition, branded here as Windows Homer Server 2011 due to a few bolt-ons that can be ignored or disabled.

Microsoft Windows Home Server 2011 - 1 server, 10 CALs

Ta for that. What does 10 CALs give you in practice?

[PAH]

Ta for that. What does 10 CALs give you in practice?

Up to 10 clients can access the server, legally. Not sure how it is enforced, if at all, or if relevant in a closed environment such as messing around with at home, where you're unlikely to have 10 client devices trying to connect at the same time.

This has some pretty pictures. Not bothered to read all the text.

Microsoft Volume Licensing - Client Access License (CAL) Guide