Re: Terminal Services Licensing --- An opinion

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You do have Remote Desktop, which allows 2 TS sessions + 1 console
session in Win2K3 Server (and SBS)...

This should allow for easier administration...
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On Sat, 9 Jul 2005 09:54:06 -0700, "Mountain Networks"
<davidDONOTSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>In the hopes that Microsoft managers monitor these groups, I'd like to
>express an opinion about Terminal Services Licensing.
>
>As you know, any server that's worth anything is going to cost an
>organization a minumum of $3000. A large chunk of that cost is, or course,
>the CALs for the Server Operating system. After paying such a cost for the
>Server and the Operating System, it is my opinion that the organization
>should be able to access that system however they deem fit. I feel,
>therefore, that it is unfair and greedy to charge extra money and force the
>purchase separate licenses for Terminal Services.
>
>The terminal services connection is Free with Windows XP, although not as
>powerful as the server version. Please consider a "one CAL fits all" policy.
> This will not only make Windows 2003 Server easier to administer, but it
>will reduce the total cost of ownership a small business has to make, if they
>want terminal services access to their site. Terminal Services is not
>available in the Small Business edition.
>
>Respectfully,
>Mountain Networks

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