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Nov 24th, 2003, 04:05 PM
#1
Anybody with an MSDN subscription?
How long does it usually take to get the first set of CD's?
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Nov 24th, 2003, 04:12 PM
#2
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Took about 3 weeks initially and they are still coming 6 month later.
"And most of the evils of society can, in fact, be cured through information. We have a society that has been disinformed and based on the disinformation has made irrational choices. And that's what I mean by 'ignorance.' People, who ordinarily might be smart, are deprived of the data by which to make a rational decision, don't have the data to do it."
Frank Zappa
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Nov 24th, 2003, 04:26 PM
#3
Well, that's good to know. The site says 7-10 days, so I was getting a little worried. I ordered them around the 5th or 6th of this month.
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Nov 24th, 2003, 08:15 PM
#4
Retired VBF Adm1nistrator
They're normally very good at getting the CDs/DVDs sent out.
You should have ordered off me - I'd of given you a good price 
How much did you pay ?
Microsoft MVP : Visual Developer - Visual Basic [2004-2005]
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Nov 24th, 2003, 09:12 PM
#5
With the DVD rebate and the discount I got through work, it'll end up costing me about $2k.
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Nov 24th, 2003, 09:31 PM
#6
$2,000 for crappy MSDN!?!?
Holy **** dude! That's ****ing robbery
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Nov 24th, 2003, 09:50 PM
#7
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Nov 24th, 2003, 09:54 PM
#8
Originally posted by crptcblade
Erm, yes, quite...
You're not actually buying it for that much, are you?
Damn I'd rather buy a nice plasma television then a subscription to some DVDs that arn't even very good right now.
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Nov 24th, 2003, 10:48 PM
#9
PowerPoster
Originally posted by kasracer
$2,000 for crappy MSDN!?!?
Holy **** dude! That's ****ing robbery
Do you know what a MSDN subscription is? For 2K, you get a hell of a lot (that is if he got the universal subscription). For home users, it really isn't a need, but for a dev business, even a one man business, it is a bargin!
On the list are:
ALL versions of Windows.
ALL versions of Office.
ALL versions of VS.Net
ALL versions of SQL Server
ALL of the other crap MS puts out. I have way over 150 CD's from the year I won the Universal subscription. It was awesome.
You get all the beta's, MSDN library updates, etc also.
I tried pricing it all out one time if I were to buy it all, and I stopped when I got to over 10K.
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Nov 24th, 2003, 10:55 PM
#10
Or work for a Microsoft Solution Provider, and you don't have to pay for the MSDN Subscription.
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Nov 24th, 2003, 11:30 PM
#11
Originally posted by hellswraith
Do you know what a MSDN subscription is? For 2K, you get a hell of a lot (that is if he got the universal subscription). For home users, it really isn't a need, but for a dev business, even a one man business, it is a bargin!
On the list are:
ALL versions of Windows.
ALL versions of Office.
ALL versions of VS.Net
ALL versions of SQL Server
ALL of the other crap MS puts out. I have way over 150 CD's from the year I won the Universal subscription. It was awesome.
You get all the beta's, MSDN library updates, etc also.
I tried pricing it all out one time if I were to buy it all, and I stopped when I got to over 10K.
I'd still rather a plasma
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Nov 25th, 2003, 06:12 AM
#12
Retired VBF Adm1nistrator
Originally posted by crptcblade
With the DVD rebate and the discount I got through work, it'll end up costing me about $2k.
Which edition ?
Microsoft MVP : Visual Developer - Visual Basic [2004-2005]
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Nov 25th, 2003, 06:18 AM
#13
Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Cry, and you just water down your vodka.
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Nov 25th, 2003, 06:45 AM
#14
On the plus side a renewal comes at a 33% discount so next year it should cost much more than $1500....
Of course you could also investigate the "Empower" program for ISVs - in that you get 5 Universals for about $800..of course you have to sell your sould to M$, but that's a given in this profession anyway.
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Nov 25th, 2003, 12:25 PM
#15
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Considering that @ $2,000.00 you can make the thing pay for it's self in less than a 40 hour work week, It's not that bad of a deal.
"And most of the evils of society can, in fact, be cured through information. We have a society that has been disinformed and based on the disinformation has made irrational choices. And that's what I mean by 'ignorance.' People, who ordinarily might be smart, are deprived of the data by which to make a rational decision, don't have the data to do it."
Frank Zappa
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