OMG, Free TechNet ​Subscriptio​ns!

http://bit.ly/a2xl8

Appears to be for US customer's only (shipping address details US only).

So is this an offer, or an error on the site?

Herbie

Apparently ArsTechnica says this is real...it lasts until Sept 30th. Free Technet + DreamSpark = Wonderful.

blowdart said:

Dr Herbie said:

*snip*

Nope, it's UK and Canada as well, you just need a different link.

(And what was the point of a URL shortener here? It's not like you're limited by space)

Ooh!  Ok ... getting that then.

Herbie

Dr Herbie said:

blowdart said:

*snip*

Ooh!  Ok ... getting that then.

Herbie

 

Expiration Date: 1/1/1900

Is that normal? =o

Or am I going to benefit from a y2k bug in the site and get an unlimited subscription?

Dodo said:

Dr Herbie said:

*snip*

Expiration Date: 1/1/1900

Is that normal? =o

Or am I going to benefit from a y2k bug in the site and get an unlimited subscription?

Fingers crossed ...

Herbie

I hate Microsoft.

ZippyV said:

I hate Microsoft.

WTF? Why are they giving these away?

btw, it appeared to work for me.

spivonious said:

ZippyV said:

*snip*

WTF? Why are they giving these away?

 

btw, it appeared to work for me.

Worked for me as well...

WTF is a "Consumer Pilot"? Is this a real Tech Net subscription or an invitation to receive spam?

Bass said:

WTF is a "Consumer Pilot"? Is this a real Tech Net subscription or an invitation to receive spam?

Appears to be a real subscription (although apparently only for a short time).  I could access the product download page (and I could have downloaded something if IE8 hadn't choked when trying to install the donwloader).

I'll be monitoring incomming email to determine if I start getting spam from this.

Herbie

I'm in but I can't get any keys. MS may have already shut it down.

spivonious said:

I'm in but I can't get any keys. MS may have already shut it down.

I'm getting the following when trying to submit my information

"Error

OrigamiCar said:

spivonious said:

*snip*

I'm getting the following when trying to submit my information

"Error

We are unable to validate your customer information and proceed with your order at this time. "

I think maybe they've shut it down already, because my account is a real one (and has been used to purchase MSDN and other stuff)

Or maybe their servers are just getting overloaded?

spivonious said:

OrigamiCar said:

*snip*

Or maybe their servers are just getting overloaded?

I made a copy of the "Review My Order" so maybe later I can submit it since it basicly is a purchase agreement.

Same thing with me getting the Error message after trying to submit.

spivonious said:

I'm in but I can't get any keys. MS may have already shut it down.

The keygen is kinda broken, it takes some time until they appear in the product key list. If you click too often, there will be like 10-20 keys in your list, because that's running in the background or something.

We don't have any 140-character limit here, so why bother with the URL shortener? It just makes it harder to know what we're getting into before clicking.