Someone told me this was illegal, is it?
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No it isn't illegal, Home Premium is for the home user and focused around Entertainment, And business is for business and focuses on Security, Reliability, Remote Desktop, Etc. If it's just a normal Home Premium licence, you can just use it at business as you please. |
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The name is for branding purposes (and to indicate the features enabled/disabled on it). It has nothing to do with its licensed use. For instance: As per the MCITP 70-680, the only difference between 7 ultimate and 7 enterprise is volume licensing (available in enterprise, not in ultimate) |
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Not illegal, but for larger businesses (ie have a server and more than a handful of users) the benefits of using Active Directory become greater, and the Home editions simply can't be added to a domain, so for those situations it's a matter of practicality not legality. |
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