Microsoft announces the end of TechNet subscriptions

[TheFaQQer]

TechNet Subscriptions and Licensing



Need to check when mine runs out and download EVERYTHING before then.

[d000hg]

I only just got mine - a freebie - and hadn't registered it until I got this email and made damn sure I did!

Although I was sad to see Technet doesn't include developer tools which was the main thing I was after.

Does this mean ActionPack is the only low-cost option? The email seemed to be saying everyone was moving to free evaluations so does this mean they're just going to give everything away?

[CheeseSlice]

Although I was sad to see Technet doesn't include developer tools which was the main thing I was after.

Get MSDN ?

[CheeseSlice]

Good riddance I say. Back in the old days when you couldn't download the ISOs it was a great way to keep up to date (remember the solid plastic white CD/DVD boxes?), but lately it has just been a pain of a subscription model when you're trying to sort a project out. Things I hate about TechNet:

• No production use at all. Its just evaluation with never ending keys. You're not even supposed to run it on your own PC if you're conducting your business on it.
• Can't be used for software development, software test, training or support environments. If its not eval, its not allowed.
• Everyone working on the upgrade or evaluation project needs a separate TechNet subscription to use the systems running Technet licensed software, even just to install it. If you can get away with the free downloadable 90-180 day evals, why bother?
• I keep meeting fools who think they 'own' the software, and think they can legally sell activations for profit.

[tranceporter]

TechNet Subscriptions and Licensing



Need to check when mine runs out and download EVERYTHING before then.

Probably means that I need to empty my bizspark account with all of the Visual Studio keys et al.

[d000hg]

Get MSDN ?

Too pricey.

Maybe it's back to Action Pack, whatever the developer edition is called these days. Although for C++ use I could probably get away with the Express versions... it's a toss-up whether MAPS would work out cheaper than buying licenses for Windows & Office & VS which is all I'd use.