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Ok, long story short of all these posts about licensing, EULAs, etc...soup to nuts....there is no deal here or am I missing something? Looks like standard pricing everywhere.
 
Yeah, it seems about same price as Amazon.

One thing from Amazon customer comments is that it seems to take several days for Microsoft to activate your codes, so if you need then right away, I think you may need to buy directly from Microsoft for full retail.
 
Anyone care to educate me on my possible discounts or advantages.... I currently subscribe to the online only version of TechNet Professional and I just got my renewal notice in the mail to renew for $249.00 - I consider that a great deal as the subscription totally allows me to download any and every product I wish for personal use, also the added ability to have the tech support should I need it, reading this thread though I wonder if there is any options that I might not be aware of to renew my subscription at a lesser cost? is there a way I can use my subscriber ID or a promo code and get a discounted rate through one of the websites mentioned instead of buying directly from Microsoft through my renewal notice in the mail?
 
dehemke said:
they do for msdn.
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Depends on how much you pay, if you want strictly the electronic subscription where you are required to download everything (but it is all made available to you) then you get a discount, when you request media to be mailed, you pay more for the subscription.
 
this gets worse all the time.
I can understand when they said people were sharing it and they were getting ripped off.
but now its getting to the point that you get 1 copy of something, their pick, so that will be next years version.

damn who do they think they are AT&T ?
 
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Get use to things like this happening. Years ago they need everyone to learn their software so that they can get all the companies to buy it. If you bought a technet subscription for windows but downloaded and learned windows servers, it was worth it for them. Next time your company needed a server, you already know windows server and might get your boss to buy it.

They have saturated their market and are loosing some of it to linux and apple. They no longer need you as much. At this point giving you 10 licenses means they are likely to loose revenue if you share with friends so it is worth it for them to limit the # of licenses.

Don't be surprised to see the number go down to 1 in the next few years.
 
So when you renew does your allowed number of keys reset and start over?

Trying to figure out if its best to renew for the cheaper price or let expire and buy a new subscription and have more keys. Thanks!
 
Meractik said:
Anyone care to educate me on my possible discounts or advantages.... I currently subscribe to the online only version of TechNet Professional and I just got my renewal notice in the mail to renew for $249.00 - I consider that a great deal as the subscription totally allows me to download any and every product I wish for personal use, also the added ability to have the tech support should I need it, reading this thread though I wonder if there is any options that I might not be aware of to renew my subscription at a lesser cost? is there a way I can use my subscriber ID or a promo code and get a discounted rate through one of the websites mentioned instead of buying directly from Microsoft through my renewal notice in the mail?
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The cheapest renewal you will probably find on Technet Professional is at Provantage, $214 plus shipping:

http://www.provantage.com/microsoft-jsf-00002~7MSTE00U.htm
 
desitube said:
Get use to things like this happening. Years ago they need everyone to learn their software so that they can get all the companies to buy it. If you bought a technet subscription for windows but downloaded and learned windows servers, it was worth it for them. Next time your company needed a server, you already know windows server and might get your boss to buy it.

They have saturated their market and are loosing some of it to linux and apple. They no longer need you as much. At this point giving you 10 licenses means they are likely to loose revenue if you share with friends so it is worth it for them to limit the # of licenses.

Don't be surprised to see the number go down to 1 in the next few years.
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The reason is 10 years ago most didn't know how easy technet was to get nor were they using it to put $1000+ in microsoft software on the 10+ machines they have at their home.

People kept it more or less legit.
 
technet is great. if i couldnt get technet subs every other year or so, i would just use linux for most of my machines.
 
Action Pack @ $329 is a better deal IMO. Action Pack INCLUDES all the "testing" licenses of technet, but also gives you real fully legit usable licenses.
 
It seems a lot of the trolls don't comprehend the fact that people PAY money for this. Something that costs Microsoft nothing to manufacture, and no middle men taking half the profit. The only person stealing is Microsoft.

Microsoft is just screwing their customers anymore. Now apparently there are only two versions of Windows 8. Maybe I'll just stick with Windows 7.
 
TC777 said:
It seems a lot of the trolls don't comprehend the fact that people PAY money for this. Something that costs Microsoft nothing to manufacture, and no middle men taking half the profit. The only person stealing is Microsoft.

Microsoft is just screwing their customers anymore. Now apparently there are only two versions of Windows 8. Maybe I'll just stick with Windows 7.
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yeah bro, man hours and development costs are free.
 
alkemyst said:
yeah bro, man hours and development costs are free.
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Dev costs are fixed, once they make it anything they take in from that point on is near pure profit. I'm not saying I agree with people abusing the system, but get real, people are at least giving them some cash rather than ripping it off outright.
 
RadiclDreamer said:
Dev costs are fixed, once they make it anything they take in from that point on is near pure profit. I'm not saying I agree with people abusing the system, but get real, people are at least giving them some cash rather than ripping it off outright.
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dude, it's against the EULA. You don't get to be the one to say that I can pay $1 for one newspaper or take them all out of the machine.
 
alkemyst said:
dude, it's against the EULA. You don't get to be the one to say that I can pay $1 for one newspaper or take them all out of the machine.
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One difference is that you "take" a newspaper by stealing it, whereas you "copy" software.
I like the analogy better if you said you pay $1 for a newspaper and make photocopies it by using your own resources but taking the ideas that went into writing it.
 
yes another copyright/stealing thread. fuck yeah. god i cant wait to see the outcome. ill be 112 years old but my god it will be an exciting finish. i have my dibs on the apples, which ever one that is.
 
RadiclDreamer said:
Dev costs are fixed, once they make it anything they take in from that point on is near pure profit.
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I feel sorry for the developers at MS that have to churn out security patches, service packs and other updates for free after the initial release of the OS. Forget Foxconn, that has to be one of the worst jobs in IT.
 
KingFatty said:
One difference is that you "take" a newspaper by stealing it, whereas you "copy" software.
I like the analogy better if you said you pay $1 for a newspaper and make photocopies it by using your own resources but taking the ideas that went into writing it.
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I'm sure you think you should be allowed to get on planes for free -- since the plane is taking off anyway, there's no cost to carrying you, right?

Just because the business is mostly fixed cost doesn't mean you should get the product for free. If everyone said that, then there would be no product. Somebody has to pay.

If you don't like the rules, vote with your wallet and go buy something else.
 
bznotins said:
I'm sure you think you should be allowed to get on planes for free -- since the plane is taking off anyway, there's no cost to carrying you, right?

Just because the business is mostly fixed cost doesn't mean you should get the product for free. If everyone said that, then there would be no product. Somebody has to pay.

If you don't like the rules, vote with your wallet and go buy something else.
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No, copyright violation is a crime, and also I think it is morally wrong. I've suffered financial harm due to copyright violation of one of my copyrighted works.

My point is that the analogy is flawed. Stealing a physical thing like a newspaper is different than making unauthorized duplication of software, that's all I was trying to point out. And that's why we have copyright law, to protect intellectual property, the intangible work product.

I also think your analogy to riding an airplane for free is flawed, because it's not like making unauthorized copies, and also it does actually incur additional costs for the airline due to extra fuel etc.

I believe in copyright law, and I'm interested in helping other people understand the distinctions between stealing and violating copyright law. However, my professional expertise is in a different vein of intellectual property.
 
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