Quick glance at SQL Server 2008 pricing

Recently I had to price out SQL Server 2008 solution for a project. During the hunt for an estimate pricing model I found this and thought I would share.

Microsoft made some serious changes in their licensing criteria between SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 , here is the quick glance :

Its important to read the new license model if you are planning to run Virtual Machines (VM), detailed info can be read from this pdf