It depends on the use-case, but probably no. For most use-cases I can think of (Active Directory), the cost is already negligible for a business. What use-case

It depends on the use-case, but probably no. For most use-cases I can think of (Active Directory), the cost is already negligible for a business. What use-cases would be attractive for free versions? I can think of one, VMs. But that experience already sucks. Windows images are larger, slower to boot, and harder to automate. It could be quite useful for CI though. And more CI providers might start offering Windows platforms if it became free.