Microsoft WebsiteSpark freebies

[RetroPedro]

•For design, development, testing and demonstration of new websites – for a total of up to three users per Web design and development company:
◦Visual Studio Professional Expression Studio 3 (1 user) and Expression Web 3 (up to 2 users)
◦Windows Web Server 2008 R2
◦SQL Server 2008 Web Edition

Saw this ad just now on myBB. Might just persuade me to do the next web with .Net/SQL server/IIS instead of the usual PHP/MySQL/Apache. Your thoughts? http://www.microsoft.com/web/websitespark/

 

[MielieSpoor]

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthr...ility-support-and-software-at-no-upfront-cost!!!!!

 

[RetroPedro]

Thanks Mielie, I missed that thread, wonder if you get Visual Studio 2010 Pro instead of 2008 now that's released?

Edit: You get to download and use 2010 Pro for free for three years, MS must really hate opensource ;0)

 

[MielieSpoor]

WebsiteSpark is cool, but BizSpark is even better - you get a MSDN premium subscription for 3 full years. I'm going to go for that one...

http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark/

 

[RetroPedro]

WebsiteSpark is cool, but BizSpark is even better - you get a MSDN premium subscription for 3 full years. I'm going to go for that one...

http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark/

Developing Software? Yes...
Privately held? Yes...
Less than three years old? No...
Making less than US $1M annually? No... (just joking...)