SBS vs windows 2003 server

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From: Andy Fish (ajfish_at_blueyonder.co.uk)
Date: 07/19/04 

Date: 19 Jul 2004 09:26:26 -0700

Hello,

I am trying to procure a copy of windows 2003 server for hosting a
demonstration system. I have found that SBS 2003 is cheaper than
windows 2003 server standard edition which confuses me because I
thought it was a superset of it.

can someone help me with these simple questions:

1. Does SBS include a copy of windows 2003 server, or do I need to
already have windows server installed before I can install SBS?

2. can I just install part of SBS so I don't get all the stuff I don't
need?

3. can I install my own additional apps on SBS or will it only run the
included ones?

4. is there anything I can do with windows 2003 that I can't do with
SBS?

5. why is SBS cheaper than windows 2003 server?

Many Thanks

Andy

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