Dave
Mon May 15 10:46:46 CDT 2006
The problem with end of support is not end of fee-based tech support, it's
end of regular release of patches and upgrades. Unless you're at the bottom
end of the hardware specs, I don't think you'll see any difference between
the versions. I ran 2K on a 1.1 ghz p4 with 1.25 GB RAM, then upgraded that
to SBS 2003 without seeing any performance difference.
To me, if you're starting out today, I don't see any reason to go with
other-than-current software. For the same investment of time and money, why
go with something that's 3 years out of date.
"Tsunami Australia" <glen@gocconline.despam.com> wrote in message
news:shsg62lu6qr56njkd47g70stkrmdti89t4@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 14 May 2006 08:03:45 -0400, "Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]"
> <mwport@no_spam_hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>SBS 2000 is nearing the end of its supported life. In fact, I believe it
>>would be difficult to purchase it today. SBS 2003 has many improved
>>features, including Remote Web Workplace (RWW) which has been touted as
>>the
>>"Killer App":
>>
>>Windows Small Business Server 2003: Frequently Asked Questions
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/evaluation/faq/default.mspx
>>
>>SBS 2003 Home Page
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/default.mspx
>
>
> I wasn't worried about the end of MS' support of the product as they
> won't support their products without an extra exorbitant fee anyway. I
> was thinking of hardware requirements, features etc. I've had the
> opportunity to use SBS2k3 but not 2k.