Microsoft readies Windows Server 2008 Foundation
MS-Watch | at | by Mike
Steve revealed the new software during a Feb. 24 meeting with financial analysts. Stupid me, I didn't make the competitive connection: IBM's Lotus Foundations. Windows Server 2008 Foundation and Lotus Foundations target the same market segment: Small businesses. Oh, yeah, IBM's server appliance runs Linux.
According to the channel marketing/promotional material I received: "Windows Server Foundation is an alternative to running open source software." Apparently, Microsoft already has sales people promoting the new softwareand there already is some small business confusion about Foundation versus Foundations. It's a tried-and-true strategy for Microsoft, which has used similar naming before.