What is Microsoft doing to help customers with the transition to Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server CALs?
A. Microsoft is committed to accommodating existing customers who would like to take advantage of Windows Server 2003 features and realizes that the removal of desktop operating system equivalency will affect those customers. Every Windows XP Professional desktop license owned as of April 24, 2003 (the public launch of Windows Server 2003), is eligible for a complimentary Windows Server 2003 TS CAL. One of the following scenarios will apply: • If customers have either platform or operating system component Enterprise Agreements (EAs), Upgrade Advantage (UA), or Software Assurance (SA) coverage for their Windows desktop computers, then they can receive a Windows Server 2003 TS CAL, plus SA coverage on that TS CAL for each covered desktop (owned as of April 24, 2003). • If customers own Windows XP Professional licenses, without upgrade rights—in other words, no EA, UA, or SA—then they can receive a Windows Server 2003 TS CAL for each licensed desktop owned as of April 24, 2003, but will
