I can tell you the current official position on this as I just attended a
Licensing event in Southfield last week before the XP launch:
- All open-license products (MOLP, Select and Enterprise) are downgradable
(Office and Windows) to any "supported" version (which I believe means Off97
and WinNT4 WS). Not only that, but you should be able to order the media
for any of the versions from their WWF
- Microsoft has removed the "work at home" option (where you could buy it
for the office and install it at home for "business use only"), and replaced
it with an "exclusive use laptop" section where by if your company (IE MSU)
buys you a desktop and a laptop for your "exclusive use" you can buy 1
license and put it on both
There are also lots of interesting nuances to the CAL license structure and
per-processor licensing structure for server stuff. If anyone needs help,
I've got contact info for our rep.s both local and at corporate.
Rob Neary
Desktop Support Coordinator & Windows Administration, MCSE
Department of Physics and Astronomy
125 Physics/Astronomy Building
EMail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Office: x32986
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From: John Valenti [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 9:16 PM
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Subject: Exchange fixed & WinXP
