I agree, you should have the choice of going straight to Microsoft. That might mean the msdn subscription complimentary access might work. I tried recently and couldn't get Australia to show in the list so couldn't activate it.
Oh and here's a story talking about Australia and the downsides of being on the bottom of the planet. http://blog.gleam.io/australia/ On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 10:41 AM, GregAtGregLowDotCom <[email protected]> wrote: > I don’t want to see it forced through any reseller. I just want to have > the option to deal directly with Microsoft. Other people in the loop just > complicate support for me. I can do that with Google and with any number of > other global providers, so why not Microsoft? > > > > If I was running a milk bar or a cafe, I might feel differently. > > > > Both options should be available (ie: dealing with a partner if you need > that type of help, or not dealing with one if you don’t need that type of > help). And partners that push the products should be part of the ongoing > return on the products. I used to like the model that some companies used > when ADSL first appeared. Customers could deal directly with them if they > wanted. Partners could be involved in getting people signed up, and if they > did, they were part of the revenue stream from that point on (indefinitely > in relation to those connections). > > > > Bottom line is that I shouldn’t be penalised for being based in Australia. > > > > Regards, > > > > Greg > > > > Dr Greg Low > > > > 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 > fax > > SQL Down Under | Web: www.sqldownunder.com > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *ILT (O) > *Sent:* Friday, 27 June 2014 7:56 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Optus to sell Office365 > > > > I know the Small Business IT professionals groups around Australia have > been p!ssed off with O365 sales being Telstra-controlled for so long, so > this > <http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/cloud/optus-gearing-up-to-fight-telstra-on-microsoft-365-turf-20140623-zse9x.html> > announcement (SMH, today) is good news. > > *Optus gearing up to fight Telstra on Microsoft 365 turf * > > Optus is preparing to tread on Telstra’s turf in the cloud computing > market after securing a long overdue partnership with Microsoft. > > There’s more interesting information in that SMH IT Pro article. > > > ------------------------------ > > Ian Thomas > Victoria Park, Western Australia >
