I think the point is, people want the choice. There are plenty of scenarios where a cloud service just won't cut it.
I can't imagine Microsoft was losing money on TechNet. On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 3:01 PM, Rod Trent <[email protected]> wrote: > There’s also the virtual labs. You no longer have to maintain special > hardware.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Marcum, John > *Sent:* Monday, July 01, 2013 3:22 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [mssms] OT: Microsoft to shut down TechNet subscription > service**** > > ** ** > > Spinning up an Azure VM does not meet the requirement of MSDN software. I > can’t test on my hardware, in my data center, in my environment without > MSDN or paying for software. Microsoft is going to push this Azure crap too > hard and people are simply going to stop using MS software. People are > heavily invested in the Microsoft skillset but other than the bodies > running the systems there’s no other real dependency upon Microsoft. We > could just as easily run on open source.**** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Rod Trent > *Sent:* Monday, July 01, 2013 2:12 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [mssms] OT: Microsoft to shut down TechNet subscription > service**** > > **** > > Not really, when you think about it. TechNet was used more for > downloading software than any of the other benefits. You can spin-up a > Windows Azure VM and test the same software now. No reason to have it > on-premise for testing. Plus, the other options they are offering as > replacements are all free.**** > > **** > > They are keeping MSDN, though (for a while), so you can subscribe to that > if you want to download bits.**** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Spinelli, Robert J > *Sent:* Monday, July 01, 2013 2:37 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [mssms] OT: Microsoft to shut down TechNet subscription service > **** > > **** > > This is pretty terrible, TechNet yearly subscription was great. **** > > **** > > > http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-to-shut-down-technet-subscription-service-7000017541/ > **** > > **** > > Thank you.**** > > **** > > Robert Spinelli | CTS | GTI | 575 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ, > 07310, United States| T: +1.201.595.6820 | C: +1.917.538.6192 | > [email protected]**** > > **** > > This communication is for informational purposes only. It is not intended > as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial > instrument or as an official confirmation of any transaction. All market > prices, data and other information are not warranted as to completeness or > accuracy and are subject to change without notice. Any comments or > statements made herein do not necessarily reflect those of JPMorgan Chase & > Co., its subsidiaries and affiliates. This transmission may contain > information that is privileged, confidential, legally privileged, and/or > exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, > distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any > reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Although this transmission and > any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that > might affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it > is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and > no responsibility is accepted by JPMorgan Chase & Co., its subsidiaries and > affiliates, as applicable, for any loss or damage arising in any way from > its use. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately > contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in > electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. Please refer to > http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/disclosures for disclosures relating to > European legal entities. **** > > **** > > **** > ------------------------------ > > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail is from a law firm and may be > protected by the attorney-client or work product privileges. If you have > received this message in error, please notify the sender by replying to > this e-mail and then delete it from your computer. > **** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail is from a law firm and may be > protected by the attorney-client or work product privileges. If you have > received this message in error, please notify the sender by replying to > this e-mail and then delete it from your computer.**** > > ** ** > >
