I love Microsoft!

[Cessna172]

I have all that stuff, and I paid $299 less.

 

[Geekbabe]

<<

<< lucky you, I'm still waiting to get on MS's good list here ! >>



Jean,

Are you a member of the OEM System Builder program or the Microsoft for Partners web site?

Russ, NCNE >>



Actually now that you mention it, no and I'm certainly eligible

 

[Evadman]

Hey Russ, do you have a link we can follow to sign up?

 

[Russ]

Evadman,

http://members.microsoft.com/partner/home

After you've completed the registration, look for "Action Pack Subscription" under business resources. I'm not sure, though, if you also need to be a member of the OEM System Builder program.

Russ, NCNE

 

[Evadman]

Danke, I shall look into it, and thanks. New play toys!

 

[Russ]

<< Actually now that you mention it, no and I'm certainly eligible >>



Jean,

You really should sign up. The biggest benefit to the OEM System Builder program is a $25,000 credit line at 7.5% interest. Comes in very handy for cash flow management when a larger order comes in.

Russ, NCNE

 

[Geekbabe]

<<

<< Actually now that you mention it, no and I'm certainly eligible >>



Jean,

You really should sign up. The biggest benefit to the OEM System Builder program is a $25,000 credit line at 7.5% interest. Comes in very handy for cash flow management when a larger order comes in.

Russ, NCNE >>




I will definately be signing up then, thanks for the info !!

 

[xirtam]

Bluga! Shame on you! How dare you steal software from a softare robber! Shame, shame, shame!

Bah... linux!

 

[Nemesis77]

You have to PAY for that stuff :Q?!?! I get it for free!

Well, I do use Linux, so....

 

[manly]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I doubt the server software comes with actual production deployment licenses.

You can download Oracle EE DBMS (among other goodies) FREE from Technet, but it doesn't mean you saved $25 G's on licenses. They're only good for development.

And yes, this is not a flame, but SuSE Linux 7.3 Pro (or insert your favorite free *nix) gives you a LOT of equivalent functionality for about $75, with no restrictions on production deployment or client access. Choice is a great thing huh? (This cuts both ways, if you're happy w/ M$, good for you)

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

I think I got something in the mail for a .Net promo that offered me this about 1-2 months ago...passed on it though...don't need it.

 

[SuperSix]

<<

<< lucky you, I'm still waiting to get on MS's good list here ! >>



Jean,

Are you a member of the OEM System Builder program or the Microsoft for Partners web site?

Russ, NCNE >>



I am! I am!

 

[StageLeft]

Hmm, I always thought MS products were free.

 

[Spamela]

i get the MSDN "Universal" subscription at academic price.
it has everything listed & much, much more + 1 year of updates.
sweet deal for $700.

(doesn't make me love m$oft, though).

 

[Russ]

<< Correct me if I'm wrong, but I doubt the server software comes with actual production deployment licenses. >>



Okay, you're corrected.

Windows 2000 Advanced Server - 1 plus 10 client access licenses
Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server - 1 plus 10 client access licenses
SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition - 1 plus 10 client access licenses
Small Business Server 2000 - 1 plus 10 client access licenses
Internet Security and Acceleration Server - 1
Mobile Information Server - 1
Share Point Portal Server - 1
Windows XP Professional - 5
Office XP Professional - 10
Visio 2002 - 5
Project 2000 - 10



<< it has everything listed & much, much more + 1 year of updates. >>



Same with this one. There are dozens of other CDs. I just listed the valuable stuff.

Russ, NCNE

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

<< Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server
SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition
Small Business Server 2000
Internet Security and Acceleration Server
Mobile Information Server
Share Point Portal Server
Windows XP Professional
Office XP Professional
Visio 2002
Project 2000

$299 It's like a late Christmas.

Russ, NCNE >>



Ha! I get:

Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Windows 2000 Server
Windows 2000 Professional
MSDN Library CDs
SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition
Windows XP Professional
MS Visual Studio 6 ( and .net when they release the final version)
Windows 98

For a grand total of $0, legally

Of course they are the academic version and I don't have any product deployment licenses for win2k Adv. Server or Server
still, you can't beat free

-Ice

 

[Russ]

<< For a grand total of $0, legally >>



And, you pay your tuition with what? Monopoly money?

Russ, NCNE

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

<<

<< For a grand total of $0, legally >>



And, you pay your tuition with what? Monopoly money?

Russ, NCNE >>



I paid a total of $240 CDN for tuition this year (for both semesters)

I'm not in university yet, I'm in CEGEP something that only exists in Quebec, they're post-high-school pre-university institutions

 

[Russ]

HMM...maybe I'll move to Canada. BTW, are Canadian versions written in Canadian or English?

Russ, NCNE

 

[Daniel]

I got the same letter the other day Russ, pays to be on the list.

 

[manly]

<<

<< Correct me if I'm wrong, but I doubt the server software comes with actual production deployment licenses. >>



Okay, you're corrected.

Windows 2000 Advanced Server - 1 plus 10 client access licenses
Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server - 1 plus 10 client access licenses
SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition - 1 plus 10 client access licenses
Small Business Server 2000 - 1 plus 10 client access licenses
Internet Security and Acceleration Server - 1
Mobile Information Server - 1
Share Point Portal Server - 1
Windows XP Professional - 5
Office XP Professional - 10
Visio 2002 - 5
Project 2000 - 10

>>



I stand corrected, but 10 client access licenses is sufficient only for the average workgroup environment, or for development (for which it's still a nice offer).

 

[Viper GTS]

I got the same offer in the mail today, I'm trying to talk myself out of it...

It sure is tempting, though. I could have legal installations of XP Pro + Office XP Pro on every system in my house, set up a system running 2K Adv Server...

God, the possibilities are endless.

Viper GTS

 

[MeanMeosh]

haha, i get to play with all that and more, with all client licenses for free

i love having one of the microsoft student representatives on campus as a personal friend... all the stuff is retail boxed and everything, though now most of the OSs i've been getting are NFDs

 

[Blundar]

for $300 you could have bought a nice, boxed edition of either SuSe, Debian, Caldera or some other Linux distro with good support, a couple good books on Linux and had cash to spare on a couple of nice dinners with your significant other.
Sounds to me like a waste of f!cking money.
Microsoft can rot in hell if such a place exist.

Long live the bird.

You sure as hell aren't kidding about that "No Certs No Education" part.

edit: tried to make less hostile

 

[AlastorX82]

<< for $300 you could have bought a nice, boxed edition of either SuSe, Debian, Caldera or some other Linux distro with good support, a couple good books on Linux and had cash to spare on a couple of nice dinners with your significant other.
Sounds to me like a waste of f!cking money.
Microsoft can rot in hell if such a place exist.
Long live the bird.

Yet again Russ you prove to me what a tool you are.

You sure as hell aren't kidding about that "No Education" part. >>



LOL,