Re: What's wrong with WS2012E
It doesn't include Exchange or loads of other stuff.
The SBS config is pretty much totally undocumented which is good if you know how it works and people are paying you to deal with it but a nightmare otherwise.
I really like 2012 Essentials as well.
Cannot imagine it being cheaper to pay a contractor than to use the Microsoft Stuff like intune / hosted exchange (With someone where it is legal to do so).
Most really small business would be better off with home server 2011 and Libreoffice so I can see why Microsoft got rid of that.
(I would be happier dealing with UNIX email for 20000 people than exchange for 20 on SBS).
There is loads of things that can happen with SBS where I would just have to restore from backup.
If there are any other reasons than just don't want to pay for licenses for Exchange and Windows Server I don't know them.
I think Microsoft is wanting to stop the money going to people on consulting services and get that money paid to them. (Same sort of thing that happens to other companies who partner with Microsoft - other than Citrix for some reason). Microsoft are ok whilst yours and their interests align reasonably. (They wanted rid of Netware in small businesses which is probably how all this started now they are basically gone then they have no use for people like the poster of the article).