FYI. To be technical, Windows 8 introduces SMB V3, improving security features among other things.
http://www.windowsecurity.com/...SMB-Connections.html
Although supposedly backwards compatible with SMB V1 & V2 found on most current MFPs, the transition is not quite as seamless as Microsoft hoped for. SMB V3 will likely require firmware updates from all of the copier manufacturers to be compatible.
I have no idea on the Universal Print drivers until you try them.
It is only a short time frame into the future that you will not be able to buy Windows 7 anymore from most retailers. I am told you will be able to buy Win 7 Pro from VARs for many months into the future. I have read that it is possible to convert a Windows 8 PC back to Windows 7 upon initial acquisition but this is not an easy task.
I have also read that if you buy Windows 8 Pro, SMB scanning is possible.
To put this all in perspective, I do not think you are going to see many large businesses convert to Windows 8 anytime soon.
This issues described above are going to occur with the early adopters in small business who go out and buy a new PC or laptop from Staples and then ask you to connect their MFP to it.
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