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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
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Get the low-down on using software included in an MSDN subscription: MSDN subscription Software Use Rights.
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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
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- 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.)
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MSDN Magazine is the technical publication to read for up-to-the-nano-sec coverage of all Microsoft technologies. You want it:
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- 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
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MSDN subscriptions come with new version rights on all the software products included , 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.
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