MSDN Subscription Costs

[BB]

Hi,
Does anyone know how much an MSDN subscription for a single user based in
the UK is?
Or is there a better alternative?

Thanks

 

[BB]

Another question has anyone got any ideas as to how much a Vista upgrade
would be from 2K. For UK users.

 

[Mark Rae]

Does anyone know how much an MSDN subscription for a single user based in
the UK is?

There are various levels of subscription...

This page
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/visualstudio/products/msdnsubscription/ is
hopelessly out of date.

There are now five new subscription levels:
https://buynow.one.microsoft.com/rs...c2-124f-4853-9750-92f4b076ed2d&localeid=en-us

I used to have an MSDN Universal subcription, but changed that to Visual
Studio Professional Edition with MSDN Premium, because that's all I need -
all the operating systems, most of the server products, all the developer
tools and Visual SourceSafe.

I believe that a new subscription at that level costs around £1,800, but I
was able to upgrade for c£1,300. Because I operate through a VAT-registered
limited company, I was able to pay exclusive of VAT.

Or is there a better alternative?

Look at all the products you need, add up their r.r.p, and then decide..

 

[Mark Rae]

Another question has anyone got any ideas as to how much a Vista upgrade
would be from 2K. For UK users.

Depends which version of Vista - have you searched in Google, Amazon, Kelkoo
etc...?

 

[Jeff Gaines]

Hi,
Does anyone know how much an MSDN subscription for a single user based in
the UK is?
Or is there a better alternative?

Thanks

Around £660 for MSDN pro.

 

[Jeff Gaines]

Around £660 for MSDN pro.

Just realised that's the renewal price, probably more for a new
subscription,

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Keeping in mind, of course, that MSDN software is (with only one single
exception) allowed to be used only for development, testing and
demonstration purposes. The single exception is that you may run one copy
of Microsoft Office in a production environment.

Purchasing an MSDN subscription so you can use the software it contains is
not a legal use of MSDN.

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[Mark Rae]

Keeping in mind, of course, that MSDN software is (with only one single
exception) allowed to be used only for development, testing and
demonstration purposes. The single exception is that you may run one copy
of Microsoft Office in a production environment.

Yes I know that.

Purchasing an MSDN subscription so you can use the software it contains is
not a legal use of MSDN.

I never said it was...

But, I'm a sofware developer, so I need a minimum of the following software:

Windows XP Pro
Visual Studio.NET 2005
Visual SourceSafe 2005
SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition

Some of my development contracts involve integration with Exchange Server,
others with SharePoint Portal Server, a couple with BizTalk etc...

In addition, I use Word for documentation, Visio for designing (and
documentation), Project for the obvious, PowerPoint for client presentations
etc.

Although I don't use Excel much, I certainly don't need it to add up the
r.r.p. of the above software to see that an MSDN subscription is good value
for money...

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi Mark,

I think what Mr. Harper was driving at is the number of people that
mistakenly assume that the copy of Vista and other OS's that come with the
MSDN subscription are for normal day to day use in a production environment.
As you know, they are not. The intent for an MSDN subscription is for a
development environment such as you describe, not a means of getting copies
of software for home use.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[BB]

Hi,
I'm a software engineer and the pc's I have are mainly used for development,
so that shouldn't be a problem.

Keeping in mind, of course, that MSDN software is (with only one single
exception) allowed to be used only for development, testing and
demonstration purposes. The single exception is that you may run one copy
of Microsoft Office in a production environment.

Purchasing an MSDN subscription so you can use the software it contains is
not a legal use of MSDN.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Look at all the products you need, add up their r.r.p, and then decide..

 

[Clint]

Sorry, but according the the MSDN FAQ, "mainly" for development doesn't cut
it.
Can I use the operating systems in my MSDN subscription to install or
upgrade my development PCs?
MSDN-licensed operating systems (OS) can be used as the primary OS as long
as the computer is used only for development and testing purposes, and as
long as every individual using that computer for development or testing
purposes has a separate MSDN license: MSDN is licensed on a per user model,
unlike normal OS licensing which is based on a per device model.

If a computer using an MSDN-licensed OS is used for any purpose other than
development and testing (for example, a developer's primary computer which
is also used for corporate email), then a production-use OS license for the
computer is required.



--
Clint Neufeld
Diamond Municipal Solutions
(e-mail address removed)

Hi,
I'm a software engineer and the pc's I have are mainly used for
development, so that shouldn't be a problem.

Keeping in mind, of course, that MSDN software is (with only one single
exception) allowed to be used only for development, testing and
demonstration purposes. The single exception is that you may run one
copy of Microsoft Office in a production environment.

Purchasing an MSDN subscription so you can use the software it contains
is not a legal use of MSDN.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Look at all the products you need, add up their r.r.p, and then decide..