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Not entirely sure about cost but...
What is now called Sharepoint Services used to be called Front Page Server Extensions. Now I think they're building the extensions into the Widnows Server file services.

I agree that this is just one example - by itself it wouldn't justify a company upgrading to Windows Server 2003. But when you take everything into consideration, lots of companies will be willing to pay the price.

I'll add - somewhat off topic - that the comparison of "Linux" with "Windows" is kinda like comparing apples and oranges. Linux is a kernel - nothing more. You can't do much with a kernel. To make Linux useful you need to add lots of things - an application server being one example. IBM, Oracle, BEA and Sun charege BIG BUCKS for the J2EE-based app servers. Sure, you can go out and use "free" file servers but most big companies won't do that. They like having someone to call when they have a problem. When you add it all up, Windows actually is a good value for anyone who doesn't want to muck around with the OS internals.

Just my personal two cents.
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Wow what a resounding thud!  Cardinal_Bill | 12/01/03
What infrastructure?  Jeffrey West | 12/01/03
For maximum lock-in, you need to upgrade your servers too.  DonnieBoy | 12/01/03
For maximum benefit, you should upgrade serrvers too.  marksashton | 12/02/03
Didn't Lotus do that 3 years ago?  voska | 12/02/03
Not entirely sure about cost but...  marksashton | 12/02/03
A few users use these features and you pay Millions  DonnieBoy | 12/02/03
Why upgrade...hell we just purchased office XP  jimk_z | 12/01/03
additionally XML is mostly hype right now.  jimk_z | 12/01/03
This is bad news for MS? I don't get it.  marksashton | 12/02/03
You are right!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/02/03
It can only bad new if....  voska | 12/02/03
I'm quite shocked it's that high too  Michael Kelly | 12/02/03
The test is yet to come  IT_User | 12/02/03
Cery sensible IT_User  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/02/03
Sure never sounds that way Bit  GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/02/03
Pay closer attention to what I say...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/02/03

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