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Licensing without Hyper-V

Microsoft believes that most customers now expect virtualization capabilities in their server OS. We anticipate that most Microsoft customers will see this value and buy Windows Server 2008. However, based on customer demand, we also decided to allow licensing of Windows Server 2008 without Hyper-V.

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Q.  Can I license Windows Server 2008 without the Hyper-V virtualization technology?

Q.  How are the Windows Server 2008 without Hyper-V products licensed?

Q.  In which sales channels will the Windows Server 2008 without Hyper-V products be available?

Q.  What is the price difference between Windows Server 2008 product with and without Hyper-V?

Q.  When customers who currently have Windows Server 2003 R2 with Software Assurance (SA) would like to upgrade to Windows Server 2008, which version can they upgrade to, the Windows Server 2008 product (with Hyper-V)  or the Windows Server 2008 without Hyper-V?

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