You will no longer be able to download software from the TechNet portal and will no longer be able to generate any new keys--but I'm not sure if you can still view the keys you already generated.
Seems like a dumb time to cancel to me, with so many new flagship products expected to be out this year (Office 2012, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, System Center 2012, SQL Server 2012) You could consider dropping to the Standard version if you're wanting to save a few bucks. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. Martin Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 5:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [H] tech net renewal It's not like that. Check out: http://forum.thewindowsclub.com/technology-news/31554-microsoft-changes-tech net-subscriptions-rules.html It's a good deal...the keys will NOT expire when your sub ends ! On 1/29/2012 6:14 PM, James Maki wrote: > If it is anything like MAPS (Microsoft Action Pak), you are supposed > to uninstall all software when the year's subscription expires. I am > not sure if the actually de-active the numbers since all members share the numbers. > They screwed up my MAPS subscription last year and thought that I had > not renewed and sent me a letter telling me to uninstall all software, > but my software was still working and I didn't see any issues that > would indicate that the software had been put on a list of any kind to be de-activated. > > Jim > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware- >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Winterlight >> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 2:35 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [H] tech net renewal >> >> After three years I think I am going to let my MS Technet >> subscription > lapse >> this year, maybe pick it up again next year. If nothing else I am >> curious > to see >> if they come back at me with a better offer.. like a magazine > subscription. >> What happens when you do this... anybody know... will it effect my > installed >> keys or keys I have that haven't been installed yet? >> thanks >
