Microsoft to offer channel-only sales of Web Edt.
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A slide presentation obtained by ENTmag.com suggests that Microsoft may not offer the Web Edition of Windows .NET Server 2003 through retail channels. The PowerPoint slide deck, which was being presented to customers by a major OEM and used the Microsoft logo, said, "The SKU will not be available through the retail channel. The plan is for OEM, System Builder and NSP availability."
Asked to comment on the slide deck, a Microsoft spokeswoman said, "[Microsoft hasn't] determined whether it will be OEM or retail. There's not a decision yet on how Web Edition is going to be sold."