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Does anyone here subscribe to microsoft technet?

Is it worth the cost, what exactly do you get, how much of a discount on Win 7, etc, and do you get a full version of office with your subscription?

by kamikazeken
asked a year ago

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No.

vinithehat
a year ago

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Yes, you have a question?

jay9055
a year ago

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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/ms772427.aspx

jay9055
a year ago

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It costs around $250 a year (depending on discounts) for the professional subscription. You get multiple licenses for most software, and it is done by version, so you get 5 Win7Ultimate licenses, 5 Win7Pro licenses, etc. Versions of Office are included in the subscription plan. The keys remain active even if your subscription lapses.

This is great for testing install times, configurations, etc. A business using a Technet subscription to set up multiple machines with Windows, Office, etc for employees to use for day to day work would be in trouble, fast. From discussions I have seen, the use of Technet by an individual for non-business purposes but also for non-testing purposes is a bit more of a gray area, with MS at times not even giving clear responses. If you are using it to make money (home business, as example) then you are violating the terms, without question.

apfrehm
a year ago

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you should see if your work offers a discount on it. mine did, sortof. we could download only stuff that we were authorized to download, nothing more.

it was a work deal and it was free, so it wasn't the full service like you're probably talking about

w00tgurl
a year ago

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I'm self employed for the most part, so no option of getting it from work; it would be for home use by me & the wife on 3 pc's. Just thinking it may be cheaper than upgrading 2 of the computers not already on win7 to win7, and the licenses for 3 versions of office.

kamikazeken
a year ago

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@kamikazeken:
Read this page, it explains most of what you need to know...

http://www.winsupersite.com/article/totw/save-even-more-money-with-a-technet-standard-subscription

hobbitss
a year ago

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From what @hobbitss posted, and the gray area I'm talking about:

"the TechNet Subscription license terms grant one user the right to install the program software on any devices, including those located at his or her home ... one user may install and use the evaluation software, only to evaluate it. You may not use it in a live operating environment, a staging or production environment..."

So as long as you are EVALUATING the software for non-commercial purposes (don't write your company newsletter with Office installed from Technet) then you are fine. Evaluating is kind of a fuzzy word for that. Some might consider running Win7 and Office 2010 on your computer and using it as a normal consumer would to be evaluating it.

The non-lawyer answer is that if you aren't using it for commercial purposes, or sharing the keys with all your neighbors and friends, or selling keys, Microsoft PROBABLY doesn't care.

apfrehm
a year ago

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Microsoft Office 2010 Home & Student 3-User - $119.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116856

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade Family Pack (3-User) - $124.99
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Premium-Upgrade-Family/dp/B002MV2MG0

That's 3 PCs upgraded to Win7 with Office for $245. You could get more stuff from a technet subscription, but you'd be kinda cheating from a licensing point of view.

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