MSDN Subscriptions: – The Goods Keep Coming
9.5 Terabytes of downloads. Priority responses to your burning questions. The Windows® Azure™ cloud for your blue-sky projects. Access to virtually all the Microsoft products you need to develop and test your next app.
The Baddest Software Collection. Ever. Seriously.
MSDN enthusiasts often tell us that the most important benefit of their subscription is easy access to Microsoft’s extensive software collection. It entitles you to install and use Microsoft software as much as you need to create the Next Big Thing. Check it:
- Access to 12,000+ downloads including nearly all products, languages, tools, development kits, and other resources
- Early previews of beta products
- Simplified per-user licensing with unlimited use
- Regular software updates (available online and DVD - optional) along with tools to help you manage this continually growing software library
Get the low-down on using software included in an MSDN subscription: MSDN subscription Software Use Rights.
We've Got You Covered: Essential Support
We won’t leave you hanging. MSDN Subscribers have access to various technical and non-technical support, like:
- Professional technical support for up to four incidents, depending on your subscription level
- Managed newsgroups where you can post questions and have them answered by a Microsoft engineer and/or the community
- 24 x 7, 1:1 chat access to the Online Concierge, who can help you navigate the extensive array of valuable MSDN subscription benefits (They are bountiful and it is good.)
A Glossy for Geeks: MSDN Magazine
MSDN Magazine is the technical publication to read for up-to-the-nano-sec coverage of all Microsoft technologies. You want it:
- The latest information on all Microsoft tools, development environments, and technologies for Microsoft Windows® and the Web
- Solutions to real-world development issues
- A print version of MSDN Magazine is available free of charge to MSDN Subscribers in the USA. Low "postage only" rates are available for MSDN subscribers worldwide
Super-fresh Software
MSDN Professional and MSDN Premium subscriptions come with Software Assurance, so you can always access the latest technology. This means active subscribers get:
- Visual Studio® 2010 when it ships
- The latest versions of other Microsoft products and technologies including Windows 7, Microsoft SQL Server® 2008 R2, Microsoft Office 2010 and more, the day they are released.
An Ultimate Offer for Devs
Buy or renew your MSDN Premium subscription® now to recieve a more advanced edition of Visual Studio 2010 with MSDN when it ships.
Get more out of Visual Studio
Attach MSDN Premium to your Visual Studio Professional license now, and save up to $500.
MSDN Subscriptions - the resource that keeps on giving
For professionals engaged in application development, a subscription gives you comprehensive access to the software, support and expertise you need to innovate.
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Here’s Where It Gets Interesting
Right now you have an opportunity to save some serious bucks. The chart below shows how the products and subscriptions available today will evolve. It also gives you the highlights of the additional features and resources that will become available when Visual Studio 2010 with MSDN ships.
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Now What?
- Make sure that you have an active MSDN Premium subscription when Visual Studio 2010 with MSDN ships so you can step up to a more advanced edition with a wealth of additional features.
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Buy 2008 Professional with MSDN Premium, and auto-upgrade to Visual Studio 2010 Premium when it ships.
Buy Visual Studio 2008 Team System with MSDN Professional now, and step-up to Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate when it ships for no extra cost. It’s a huge costs saving over time plus you get Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate as soon as Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate ships. Just go to the MSDN Subscriber Downloads page to download and install. Once your download and installation is complete, simply request a product key for it from the MSDN My Product Keys page to activate it.
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Get more out of Visual Studio
Attach MSDN Premium to your Visual Studio Professional license now, and save up to $500.
If you currently have Visual Studio 2005 or 2008 Professional without an MSDN subscription, you now have a special opportunity to get an MSDN Premium subscription at a reduced price. Then, when Visual Studio 2010 with MSDN ships, you can convert to a more advanced edition that offers a wealth of additional features.
This offer is only available to Volume Licensing customers (Open, Open Value, Select and EA).
Offer ends March 31, 2010.
