Hi Luis,
Again, I appreciate your taking the time to reply. Unfortunately, I'm having a problem comprehending the answers you've provided.
You said - "you are not developing for SQL Server. You are developing or testing for SAP NetWeaver, which is a platform that runs on SQL Server."
This implies that the people that *developed* the SQL Server component of the SAP NetWeaver platform were either;
- - Somehow not aware that Microsoft provides a cost effective way to develop platforms that run on SQL Server
- - Somehow not aware that the Microsoft SQL Server Developer License is identical in every way to the Enterprise (and higher) editions of SQL Server Licenses
- - Aware of the above scenarios, yet nevertheless chose to force clients to incur significant costs in potential licensing fees (again, in my company's case $55,000USD) in order to obtain "SAP Support" for the installation.
Let me pose a hypothetical scenario / question:
If an SAP Customer (with their own Microsoft Enterprise Agreement / Licenses) was utilizing an Enterprise license for their production SAP environment, and a Developer license for their SAP development environment, and required "SAP Support" to resolve an issue with their production environment, what course of action would SAP take against the customer?
Best regards,
Steve