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Microsoft should figure out the requirements of their software before asking customers to figure it out...

I recently purchased Windows Server 2012, SQL Server 2012, Sharepoint Server 2013 and Project Server 2013 based on their own published "requirements" document listed here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee683978(v=office.15) After sucessfully installing Windows Server, SQL Server, and Sharepoint Server I went about the task of installing Project Server only to be greeted with a message that in order to install Project Server I would first need to buy the Enterprise version of Sharepoint. No where does it state anything about this on the link referenced above that is supposed to be the "requirements" page published by Microsoft. We are a small facility and have to put together very tight budgets when doing something like this and now I see that Enterprise version is $1000 more than the standard version I purchased...how does Microsoft expect people to out together budgets for their software if they cannot publish the requirements correctly? After reading additional Project Server installation information, I see there is a mention of this but only in "installation" document, nowhere in a requirements document. Our sales rep is now telling me I only need to buy a CAL license to upgrade my existing installation to Enterprise? So now I am even more confused. I would appreciate if someone can tell me what I need to do to get the Enterprise functionality so I can install Project Server. Thanks, Jeff

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