cppwiz (12/19/2013)
Why didn't they just name it SQL Server 2012 R2?
Because the R2 naming was incredibly unpopular in SQL 2008 and the marketing team learnt better.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability