Currently the Microsoft R family currently includes 5 products:
1 - Microsoft R Server
... R intrepreter
... Installation option from SQL2016 CD
... as R Services in SQL Server 2016
... from DEV perspective same as CRAN R
2 - Microsoft R Client
... R interpreter
... from DEV perspective same as R Server
... from DEV perspective same as CRAN R
3 - Microsoft R Open
... R interpreter
... the enhanced distribution of R from Microsoft
... from DEV perspective same as R Server
... from DEV perspective same as CRAN R
4 - SQL Server R Services
... (In Database) - SQL Server Launchpad (MSSQLSERVER) service
... is this different / exclusive from Microsoft R Server?
... I think this is what actually allows integration of T-SQL with R
5 - R Tools for Visual Studio
... plugin for SSDT
... very nice thus far, I think I'll be doing all R scripting using this product
I've installed all 5 products and discovered that there was really no need to do that ... of course I did not understand that concept at first ... so now I have 3 R interpreters from Microsoft
R-Client = C:\Program Files\Microsoft\R Client\R_SERVER
R-Server = C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\130\R_SERVER
R-Open = C:\Program Files\Microsoft\MRO-3.3.1
Posting this in hopes that it helps others avoid the same mistake
