Allan Hirt prepares us for a licensing letdown:
Say Hello to Core-based Licensing for Windows Server
This is the one that may annoy most folks. Like SQL Server, Windows Server 2016 licensing will be core-based, including the Core Infrastructure Suite SKU. Historically, Windows pricing has been MUCH lower than SQL Server, and no prices have been announced. So before anyone has a conniption, let’s see what the core pricing will be based on the chart shown on page 2, there are cases where the cost may be the same as it is today.
I’m now curious about how many people will hit a wall with Windows Server editions like we’ve seen with SQL Server 2008 R2.