Actually let me restate that. Under the Action pack you lose the rights to any software if you let it go, MSDN on the other hand you are able to use products for which you received during the period which you were a subscriber.
Sorry for the mislead, its been a long day. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 9:50 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: msdn licensing Clint that is my understanding. Once you let a subscription lapse you lose the rights to use it and any software obtained under that program. I would concur with Michael and verify with Microsoft regarding the older software and such. Here is a good page, may be the same one you pulled your info from. I have older products which no longer ship in MSDN. What licensing terms apply to products I received in the past? If you have been an MSDN subscriber for many years, you probably have older products which no longer ship in MSDN. Older products follow the licensing terms (from the End User License Agreement) that governed your MSDN subscription at the time you received those products. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/aa948864.aspx From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 9:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: msdn licensing I would recommend you calling a licensing specialist. Microsoft.com/licensing will give you telephone numbers for those in your area. Regards, Michael B. Smith MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Klint Price - ArizonaITPro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 9:15 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: msdn licensing "MSDN subscriptions have a perpetual license, so subscribers can still use the products received with their MSDN subscription after their subscription has expired." Am I correct to interpret this that if you are current with your msdn subscription, you may continue to use older releases (e.g. Biztalk 2002)? Is it correct to state that if we let our MSDN subscription expire, we no longer have rights to that software as it was sold on a subscription basis? Thanks, Klint ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
