[quote]osted by: babgvant
Do companies have to pay extra for an OS license beyond what they pay the OEM for it? SW licensing is such a dark art Smiley[/quote]
No, but in many cases it is a cross between consistency and support.
The user interface changes between XP and Vista/W7 can be an issue. (on this machine (XP) I do it this way, on the other machine (Vista/W7) I do it another way. Think Control Panel for one) For some users this can be a big deal until they get used to it.
It’s easier to support a single OS, even if they are all Windows based OSes.
