Microsoft Visual Studio.NET University events /w free copies of VS.net, Office XP

[TechDreamer]

I go to a junior college in southern california and I signed up for the UCLA one. I got the confirmation e-mail. I didn't see anything that said you had to be a student at UCLA. The date is still not set. Does anyone here know how these work? Will they send me another
e-mail with more information or do you just give them you're name at the event?
EDIT... I just realized that I was probalby too late. I think the 111 seats I saw was negative? I still got the confirmation e-mail though. Oh well, I guess it's worth a try. I might go there just to look at the beautiful UCLA girls!

 

[flomokev]

I looked too quickly at the info and got the months confused. My apologies.

Usually at events, MS give away 120 day trial software. Since most colleges serve up food which I consider slop, MS people might spring for pizza from a local place.

 

[wjsulliv]

flomokev, your post doesn't make sense.

Comdex Chicago is March 4-7, and Microsoft is April 1. How would making Microsoft a couple of days later be a better thing? That doesn't increase the cances for them to overlap, they are 27 days apart?

Also doesn't this say its giving away a academic version of Visual Studio .NET and a full version of XP Pro. I know standard microsoft events (like the public launch event for Visual Studio .NET) say they are giving away a trial edition. But they specifically say a trial edition, and not full or academic.

It is my understanding that "Academic" is atleast equall to "Standard" if not "Pro", the difference being that "Academic" can't be sold/transfered on Ebay like "Standard", "Tech", or "Pro" products can. The only difference is that the certificate of authenticity and the box have the academic (not for resale) sticker, due to special academic pricing.

What sucks about this is that 3 or 4 years ago, they gave away Visual Studio 6.0 Pro to students at my university in the introductory CS classes. Most of them sold it for like $500, which is what helped prompt them to put the "Academic (not for resale)" label on the software.

 

[iluvdeal]

<< Usually at events, MS give away 120 day trial software. >>



No way I am wasting 3 1/2 hours for trial version. From the description at that site, all indication are they are the full versions.

 

[bcterps]

I'll be hitting the one in NY 800+ seats available hehe.

--Ben

 

[hacgumyu]

do they only let college dude go to the event? I am a damn high school senior and wanna go so bad. do they ask for college ID???

their site just said welcome all interested students... high school student should count????

 

[Jackhamr60504]

The Academic version of VB6 would allow you to create and run full programs, you just could not compile them into stand alone applications (.exe's). You were required to run them from within Visual Basic.

 

[andyy]

Sweet. There's one in Austin! Hook'em Horns!

 

[oboeguy]

Cool! Count me in for NYC. How many is that now? Three for NYC?

 

[mrakman]

i signed up for the ucla one, i hope i get it even though the numbers are in the negatives

 

[littlezipp]

Has anyone been to one like this? What is there to expect? Thanks

 

[OptiMiser]

The offer doesn't say you have to be a college student. Like lightiv pointed out, "Recommended Audience" and "Every event attendee will receive ..."
Put the two statements together and you have "anyone can go and collect free stuff".

 

[areohbe]

signed up for the San Jose one... i live in Sac though... think its worth the drive?

 

[Rab]

I wonder if they'll require student ID?

 

[bamboozled]

Confirmed my spot in ATL @ Ga State U. Don't know why they aren't having it at my school, Georgia Tech but GSU is a stone's throw away from me. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[daMachine]

Signed up for Temple (Philly), 1000+ seats yet.

Any Ananders interested in car pooling from the King of Prussia / Norristown area? PM if interested.

 

[Gnurb]

Signed up for the one in Cambridge, I go to Northeastern. Thanks!

 

[DancesWithWolves]

Cool, am a grad student at Villanova U and working at Conshohocken, PA so I am going to the one at Temple. daMachine, where u at in King of Prussia?

 

[Aves]

Got in last night. It will take 2 hours to drive to Georgia State but for some free software why the hell not!


I did notice however that the confirmation email only mentions that every attendee will recieve VS.NET Academic. It doesn't say anything about Win XP like it does on the first page. hmmmmm.


For those who go in early March, be sure to let us know whether or not you get VS.NET Academic and Win XP.

 

[GoshaMaster]

Count me in For NYC too. 470 seats still available.

 

[Ns1]

reg'ed for UCLA got confirm email

 

[gothaggis]

This is HOT if you don't have winxp pro....and want it....otherwise this might not be so hot, seeing as you can't compile into .exe with the academic version..

 

[Zclyh3]

I am so proud of myself for attending San Jose State University. The metropolitan university in the Bay Area. And PLUS, Silicon Valley is at the heart of San Jose...so it's ALL GOOD.

 

[Hgabriel]

This is nice. I'm going to the Depaul event in April. Oh sh*t. It's on April Fools day. They better not pull a stunt.

 

[Flann321]

<< Gotthagis, This is HOT if you don't have winxp pro....and want it....otherwise this might not be so hot, seeing as you can't compile into .exe with the academic version.. >>



What do ya mean you can't compile in the acad version of Visual???