MSDN discount for college CS students?

[MrTux]

I've heard that you can get Windows or Office largely discounted if you are going to college and are pursing a degree in Computer Science? Is there any truth to this, and if there is, what do I need to do?

Thanks.

 

[spyordie007]

It's not MSDN licenses, that's for developers.

You just need regular old academic licences; visit your school's bookstore and they will probably have them.

 

[MonstaThrilla]

My institute offers discounts for alot of software, Windows and Office included. My college (or department in traditional terms), which is CS, offers an MSDN Academic Alliance program that gives us FREE versions of alot of MS software, e.g. Windows XP, .NET, and some parts of Office. You'll have to check with your college and department to get the specifics...

 

[spyordie007]

Originally posted by: MonstaThrilla
My institute offers discounts for alot of software, Windows and Office included. My college (or department in traditional terms), which is CS, offers an MSDN Academic Alliance program that gives us FREE versions of alot of MS software, e.g. Windows XP, .NET, and some parts of Office. You'll have to check with your college and department to get the specifics...

MSDN's Academic Alliance licensing is not the same thing as educational licensing (which is what he needs). The regular educational licensing is (basically) the same software and EULA as the retail products at discounted prices for students/faculty of educational institutions. As I stated earlier MSDN licenses are for development use and "not supposed" to be used for anything else, see:
MSDN Academic Alliance EULA

2.1 General Grant of License. Microsoft grants to you as an individual, a personal, nonexclusive license to use the Software, and to make and use copies of the Software for the purposes of designing, developing, testing, and demonstrating your software product(s).....

 

[Bulldog13]

Depends on school. All software they offer at my school at "discounts" is cheaper at newegg or almost any online company.

 

[cw42]

i get almost every piece of MS software for free at my school