David Lean (2/17/2010)

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So that reduces the discussion to orginisations that only buy their databases &/or s/w as a one off purchases.

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which is all companies that want to upgrade and don't have software assurance.

We have our old SQL2000 and 2005 media but if its an extra instance it would need to be licensed, come May that license would have to be 2008 R2 with backward compatibility.

For now I will get my license purchase in (we are upgrading all our installs) at SQL 2008 SP1 and pay the lower price as we can live without the new R2 features.

anything in the future though we will be paying R2 prices, so I may as well get R2, so at least I am able to use the features I am paying for.

R2 does have extra features so fair enough there is a price increase (25% though!), just feels like being forced to buy a new car when a 1 year old used one would do.