Comments on: Microsoft To Give Students Dev Software For Free http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:00:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: alialtugkoca http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-2002153 alialtugkoca Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:59:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-2002153 <strong>Microsoft’tan Öğrencilere Bedava Yazılımlar...</strong> Microsoft geçen haftalarda Yahoo’ya 44 milyar dolarlık bir teklif yaptıktan sonra reddedilmeyi kendine yedirememiş olacak ki şirketin borsadaki hisselerini toplayarak Yahooyu ele geçireceğini belirtti.Ya seve seve ya öpe öpe yani Mic... Microsoft’tan Öğrencilere Bedava Yazılımlar…

Microsoft geçen haftalarda Yahoo’ya 44 milyar dolarlık bir teklif yaptıktan sonra reddedilmeyi kendine yedirememiş olacak ki şirketin borsadaki hisselerini toplayarak Yahooyu ele geçireceğini belirtti.Ya seve seve ya öpe öpe yani Mic…

]]> By: Jeremy Steele http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-2000978 Jeremy Steele Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:42:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-2000978 Smart idea, suck them in while they are young then slap them with a nice $10,000 bill with $1,000 in yearly licensing fees when they start a software company of their own. Smart. Smart idea, suck them in while they are young then slap them with a nice $10,000 bill with $1,000 in yearly licensing fees when they start a software company of their own. Smart.

]]> By: Harshal Vaidya http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-2000204 Harshal Vaidya Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:35:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-2000204 When these students develop commerically viable products they'll need the MS platform to launch it. Will MS give them free too ? Like Open Source does. This sounds like an intelligent scam! When these students develop commerically viable products they’ll need the MS platform to launch it. Will MS give them free too ? Like Open Source does. This sounds like an intelligent scam!

]]> By: Hawaii http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-2000008 Hawaii Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:21:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-2000008 That's pretty cool of Microsoft to do. That’s pretty cool of Microsoft to do.

]]> By: whiskey http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999965 whiskey Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:19:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999965 The first fix is always free! Then it hits you! Compare that to... the fix will always be free. Naah... Windows is a sinking boat anyways! The first fix is always free! Then it hits you!

Compare that to… the fix will always be free.

Naah… Windows is a sinking boat anyways!

]]> By: Bob Braham http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999758 Bob Braham Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:48:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999758 Microsoft continues to be a leader in winning the hearts and minds of the developer community. They've always set the pace that other platform companies seem to be chasing. Microsoft continues to be a leader in winning the hearts and minds of the developer community. They’ve always set the pace that other platform companies seem to be chasing.

]]> By: recep http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999721 recep Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:22:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999721 Thats a very great news, will it be limited just in usa or whole countries will be included??? Thats a very great news, will it be limited just in usa or whole countries will be included???

]]> By: Ish http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999483 Ish Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:11:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999483 This is nothing new. When I went to CMU some time ago they offered Visual Studio 6 for free. Our professors still said that they would grade our assignments by compiling and running under UNIX. My advice to students is to stay away from Microsoft platforms while in school. Its a great time to pick up unix skills and tools. You can learn Microsoft later when you go to work if you need to. This is nothing new. When I went to CMU some time ago they offered Visual Studio 6 for free. Our professors still said that they would grade our assignments by compiling and running under UNIX. My advice to students is to stay away from Microsoft platforms while in school. Its a great time to pick up unix skills and tools. You can learn Microsoft later when you go to work if you need to.

]]> By: ajadoniz http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999392 ajadoniz Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:00:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999392 Very smart of them to do, but they should have done this 3 years ago. This is going to have a huge impact in favor of MS when the war between them and openware heats up. Very smart of them to do, but they should have done this 3 years ago. This is going to have a huge impact in favor of MS when the war between them and openware heats up.

]]> By: Anand Iyer http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999197 Anand Iyer Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:32:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999197 Joe Wilson's team has a video interview up with Bill Gates - http://microsoft.blognewschannel.com/archives/2008/02/19/microsoft-giving-away-free-developer-software-to-students/ Enjoy, ai MS Evangelist Joe Wilson’s team has a video interview up with Bill Gates - http://microsoft.blognewschann.....-students/

Enjoy,

ai
MS Evangelist

]]> By: john http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999166 john Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:07:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999166 The MSDNAA requires a subscription on your school's part. At my technical college or roughly 60 IT students, I think the yearly fee is $500 to the college which completely opens the MSDNAA to students in turn. The MSDNAA requires a subscription on your school’s part. At my technical college or roughly 60 IT students, I think the yearly fee is $500 to the college which completely opens the MSDNAA to students in turn.

]]> By: sales experience http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999155 sales experience Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:01:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999155 you’re right you’re right

]]> By: Peter Antypas http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999149 Peter Antypas Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:58:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999149 I can't believe that in this day and age companies still charge money for dev tools. Didn't we kill that model some time in the 90s? Ultimately, I predict that both MS and Adobe will fail in this arena. And, btw, the next "web 2.0" is mobile, not PC related. I can’t believe that in this day and age companies still charge money for dev tools. Didn’t we kill that model some time in the 90s?

Ultimately, I predict that both MS and Adobe will fail in this arena. And, btw, the next “web 2.0″ is mobile, not PC related.

]]> By: Aaron Myers http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999128 Aaron Myers Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:43:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999128 What's the difference between this and Microsoft Academic Alliance? I can get on that site and download Windows XP Pro, Windows Vista Business, Express Web Studio, Windows 2000/2003 Server and a few of the Office 2007 applications - don't see the difference. What’s the difference between this and Microsoft Academic Alliance? I can get on that site and download Windows XP Pro, Windows Vista Business, Express Web Studio, Windows 2000/2003 Server and a few of the Office 2007 applications - don’t see the difference.

]]> By: Todd http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999093 Todd Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:16:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999093 I don't use Eclipse ( and the LAMP stack ) because its free, I use it because its the best and helps me do better work. Microsoft still doesn't get it. I don’t use Eclipse ( and the LAMP stack ) because its free, I use it because its the best and helps me do better work. Microsoft still doesn’t get it.

]]> By: John http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999043 John Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:42:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999043 Microsoft has been doing this for some time and at many universities. Microsoft has been doing this for some time and at many universities.

]]> By: John Smart http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999031 John Smart Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:33:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1999031 While VS and SQL are great products, I think the "ease" of programming you see in the Guthrie-style videos is smoke and mirrors. Half the time, VS does something behind the covers automagicly to make things "easy," but when it breaks, you're left hunting through machine generated code hidden from the IDE because some PM didn't think of that scenario. Lazy professors are going to succeed in generating script kiddies versed in the gospel of DataBinding and pre-packaged ASCX controls... While VS and SQL are great products, I think the “ease” of programming you see in the Guthrie-style videos is smoke and mirrors. Half the time, VS does something behind the covers automagicly to make things “easy,” but when it breaks, you’re left hunting through machine generated code hidden from the IDE because some PM didn’t think of that scenario.

Lazy professors are going to succeed in generating script kiddies versed in the gospel of DataBinding and pre-packaged ASCX controls…

]]> By: Rick http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1998973 Rick Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:56:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1998973 Euh, is this legal? IANAL, but aren't there a number of laws against pushing out the competition by giving away your product for free or well below costs? Euh, is this legal? IANAL, but aren’t there a number of laws against pushing out the competition by giving away your product for free or well below costs?

]]> By: James Gardiner http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1998923 James Gardiner Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:19:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1998923 This is a reaction to Adobe Flex/Air. Flex/AIR as a RIA (Rich Internet Application) technology is getting huge traction. It is also very open source related. This ground roots adoption of very powerful tools for future business apps is not good for future Microsoft domination of the corperate market. I for one hope students still go towards the open source type solutions. Open source solutions are the back bone of the biggest Internet companies and as we all know, Google and Yahoo, both killing Microsoft in online Apps are all based on open source. Microsoft has taken more then its fair dollar from the economy making it one of the biggest companies in the world with the richest man. Better to spend a little more effort (And less $$) in using open source tools and enriching the open source community and ultimatly everyone, rather then Microsoft. James This is a reaction to Adobe Flex/Air.
Flex/AIR as a RIA (Rich Internet Application) technology is getting huge traction. It is also very open source related. This ground roots adoption of very powerful tools for future business apps is not good for future Microsoft domination of the corperate market.

I for one hope students still go towards the open source type solutions. Open source solutions are the back bone of the biggest Internet companies and as we all know, Google and Yahoo, both killing Microsoft in online Apps are all based on open source.
Microsoft has taken more then its fair dollar from the economy making it one of the biggest companies in the world with the richest man.
Better to spend a little more effort (And less $$) in using open source tools and enriching the open source community and ultimatly everyone, rather then Microsoft.

James

]]> By: sylv3rblade http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1998888 sylv3rblade Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:45:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1998888 This is insane.. They shouldv'e done this years ago when I was still a student. =( This is insane.. They shouldv’e done this years ago when I was still a student. =(

]]> By: Suraj Luke http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1998887 Suraj Luke Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:44:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1998887 I wonder if the students will ask him about the Yahoo! deal... I wonder if the students will ask him about the Yahoo! deal…

]]> By: micfo.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1998882 micfo.com Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:42:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1998882 This students could be their prospective clients in future, nice strategy! This students could be their prospective clients in future, nice strategy!

]]> By: Ben http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1998800 Ben Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:18:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1998800 Berkeley students have been getting Microsoft software (including dev software AND windows) for free through MSDN Academic Alliance. This has been going on since 2003 ... Berkeley students have been getting Microsoft software (including dev software AND windows) for free through MSDN Academic Alliance. This has been going on since 2003 …

]]> By: Technology Magazine http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1998779 Technology Magazine Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:01:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1998779 <strong>Free Microsofts products for students...</strong> Microsoft wants to give its products to pupils and students, which study on universities or higher schools for free prospectively. The proposal ist to get new Windows customers. Bill Gates will declare the facts in a discourse on the Stanford Universit... Free Microsofts products for students…

Microsoft wants to give its products to pupils and students, which study on universities or higher schools for free prospectively. The proposal ist to get new Windows customers. Bill Gates will declare the facts in a discourse on the Stanford Universit…

]]> By: Andrew Badera http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1998756 Andrew Badera Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:39:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-to-give-students-dev-software-for-free/#comment-1998756 Excellent move for students. Blatant marketing move by Microsoft, but still, excellent move for students. Excellent move for students. Blatant marketing move by Microsoft, but still, excellent move for students.

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