I know just the question is a bit of heresey, but I'm curious... Sure, there are the express editions. But when Microsoft is effectively competing for 'hearts and minds' in an OSS world, it seems more than a bit counterproductive to charge devs who wholeheartedly support .NET high subscription fees for Microsoft software. It's hard to i...
A similar question has been asked: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/42466/msdn-subscriptions-on-the-cheap, but I am not interested in the solutions provided: I am not developing a product for sale, I am starting up a consulting company, so Empower is not an option. I have visited the links to MS regarding MSDN subscriptions and the...
I'm a Java EE person who would like to climb the .NET learning curve. I've always had the impression that one important difference between Java and .NET was that the Microsoft suite required that you (or your employer) had put up some coin to get access to the tools. A Java person has the advantage of being able to download a JVM, Ec...
What do you use to extract the contents of an ISO after you've downloaded it from MSDN Subscription? ...
Simple question, but one I can't find an answer to on the MSDN subscriber site: As an MSDN Professional Subscriber, can I install the same copy of Windows 2008 in multiple VMs at the same time? The MSDN keys state that they can be used for "multiple activations", but they don't state whether these are sequential or concurrent. I seem to...
I have read that the public beta version of Windows 7 has an expiration on it, but does the MSDN Premium also expire on the same date? And if so, do you think that we might see a newer version before the expiration on MSDN? For the speed improvements alone I am contemplating moving my development PC to Windows 7 over Windows Vista, sta...
The question is: will me license (Keys) for Windows server 2003 still work after the subscription is closed on a new install? It's not volume license. My windows XP still works on my computer it was installed while i had the subscription. I saved an xml file with all the keys so i still got them and was wondering if they work on new in...
We're content management integrators. We want to set-up a different VM for every .Net project we do. We might need 20 a year, maybe 30. Does the MSDN Professional license allow this? I've seen so much conflicting information by this time that my head is spinning. (I can't believe the amount of contradictory information floating arou...
I am currently looking at the list of available ISOs for Windows Server 2008 on MSDN subscription site and I need to know which one to download for using the Hyper-V feature. I have the Visual Studio Team System Development Edition with MSDN Premium license. Follow up question on the available ISOs (x86 and X64) with and without Hyper-...
I've heard about the Microsoft Action Pack, to get Microsoft licenses for a cheaper price. How do I enroll in this program? Do I need to associate myself to a Microsoft Partner to be able to subscribe to the Action Pack? Thanks ...
Are release candidate builds from MSDN Premium time limited like the public release candidate builds? I cannot find any warnings or notices to that effect within the MSDN Premium subscriber download area, or during installs of the software. Thoughts? ...
I have a question about my MSDN Premium Subscription. This is what I want to setup: Install Windows Server 2008 (maybe R2) on a Dev Box Install System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (maybe R2) on the server. Create several VMs hosted on the server (and maybe some other machines). I would then use the VMs to Develop, Test and De...
what experience people have had signing up to Microsoft BizSpark etc. Also what happens with Microsoft BizSpark if I do not ship the product in the end – e.g. someone makes me a job offer I cannot say no to? Is it OK to be doing contracting while developing the product to help fund the development? Update Also consider WebsiteSpark...
I'm an MSDN subscriber (Premium license with VS Pro) but I didn't get any MSDN Library DVD updates for quite a while now. What I miss most is Asp.net MVC help reference. I know I can use web to get info, but that's not an option since I may not be always connected and I'm also used to local library resources. Anybody knows where to get ...
Couple of customers are still using Visual Interdev and VS.net 2003. Now the only way i know to get those editors is by having a msdn premium subscription. Wanted to check can a MSDN professional subscription also get me older VS softwares? -Paritosh ...
Hi, What is technet subscription all about? Will it give me a license for an o/s, vs.net for use in production for "free"? How does it differ from MSDN? ...
I have been looking at whether our MSDN Premium Subscriptions would cover upgrading our developer’s machines from Vista OEM to Win 7 RTM MSDN. The assumption here is that "design, develop, test, or demonstrate" covers the developer’s day job, so should cover the OS. I have found that other development shops seem to make this same assum...
Is there an MSDN subsriction plan that includes the printed version of the MSDN magazine for european (german) customers? ...
While there are a handful of great programs for ISV Startups (BizSpark, Emplower ISV, etc), the only option avaiable for non-startups seems to be Visual Studio w/ MSDN. It's not that expensive (I was quoted $10,080/yr for 8 developers), but I'm fairly sure that we'd be just as fine without it. We need pretty standard dev workstations (W...
I've searched here for the various MSDN subscription questions, but the answers I've found are either Empower or MVP focused, or out of date with their answer links. I'm mostly a Delphi developer (solo), with no current need for Visual Studio. I need all Windows OS versions for testing, and ditto for Office, for some integration require...