To date, the Enterprise version of Windows has only been made available to customers of Microsoft's Software Assurance volume licensing program. But today, the software giant confirmed that it will end that limitation and make Windows Enterprise available to others as well.
From Supersite for Windows:
From Supersite for Windows:
According to Microsoft, it is making Windows Enterprise available to non-SA customers as a standalone upgrade SKU in the Open and Select/Select Plus programs beginning March 1, 2014.Microsoft to Release Standalone Windows Enterprise Version
"This is a technical change to enable Windows Enterprise to be sold standalone with minimal impact to existing customers," a Microsoft statement notes. "This change expands the availability of the Enterprise edition to now include [other] customers."
