£165/yr for Office is pretty much the most expensive way of doing it. Not everyone, or even most people, need everything in the Action Pack - I haven't been a member for several years to know what you get but I still have about 3 large folders full of discs I never used; I think I used Office, Windows and that was about it. For a fledgling business it's an incredible deal but for the typical contractor (of course some of us aren't typical) I'm less certain. Especially now VS Community Edition is so crazy-good.
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Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishing -
Originally posted by d000hg View Post£165/yr for Office is pretty much the most expensive way of doing it. Not everyone, or even most people, need everything in the Action Pack - I haven't been a member for several years to know what you get but I still have about 3 large folders full of discs I never used; I think I used Office, Windows and that was about it. For a fledgling business it's an incredible deal but for the typical contractor (of course some of us aren't typical) I'm less certain. Especially now VS Community Edition is so crazy-good.
VS Community and any MSDN sub can't be compared as the licenses are for development only and if you use them to host YourCo e-mail or website with them for example you are in breach of the license.Comment
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How is it cheapest in the long run to pay more every year?
If you're hosting websites and developing your own products then great - but for the typical contractor that's not the case. Hence my comment about some of us being atypical. MAPS is a very large product offering and incredibly cheap for what you get, but if you don't use it it's still expensive. A bit like me getting a really great deal on an Audi when I work from home and never drive anywhere.
This whole "I don't need to watch what I spend" attitude is also incredibly bad. It's new money foolishness, not how successful businesses work. Buy the tools you need at the best price, end of. I need Visual Studio for coding, and Word/Excel a few times a month. I don't need a full-blown SqlServer installation, Exchange Server, an Azure cloud 24/7, etc. If you do, great.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostI'll send you a pic of mine :-)
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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