Windows Server 2012 R2 Availability

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Windows Server 2012 R2 Availability

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With the new OS recently going RTM, I was just wondering if/when it would be available for VDS plans. I was thinking about re-imaging if it were to become available. Thanks!
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Re: Windows Server 2012 R2 Availability

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We don't currently have an ETA, but it will not be this month.

The pricing to us is significantly higher on this product than for other Windows editions, and we will need to test and vet it before we can offer it, so there are many angles to work on, and many decisions to consider. If system modifications are required to separate out customers wishing to run 2012 R2 in order to pass on this higher pricing, that will delay it a bit.

From a generic hosting perspective, I don't know of a compelling reason for running Windows 2012 or Windows 2012 R2. We use Windows 2008 R2 internally, and it seems to be the best for game servers. Windows 2012 R2 might be more useful to corporate customers that make use of domain-related features, and to hosters who use Hyper-V.
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