Discontinued editions

MSDE
Microsoft SQL Server Data Engine / Desktop Engine / Desktop Edition. SQL Server
7 and SQL Server 2000. Intended for use as an application component, it did not
include GUI management tools. Later, Microsoft also made available a web admin
tool. Included with some versions of Microsoft Access, Microsoft development tools,
and other editions of SQL Server.[20]
Personal Edition
SQL Server 2000. Had workload or connection limits like MSDE, but no database
size limit. Includes standard management tools. Intended for use as a mobile /
disconnected proxy, licensed for use with SQL Server 2000 Standard edition.[20]
Datacenter
SQL Server 2008 R2 Datacenter is a full-featured edition of SQL Server and is
designed for datacenters that need high levels of application support and scalability. It
supports 256 logical processors and virtually unlimited memory and comes with
StreamInsight Premium edition.[21] The Datacenter edition has been retired in SQL
Server 2012; all of its features are available in SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition.[11]