Got my free Windows 7


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  1. 1. How did you get Windows 7

    • Beta gift from Microsoft Connect
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    • MSDN/TechNet
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    • I am still using the beta/Release candidate
      125
    • By "other" means
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    • I don't have Windows 7 at all
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Back to Vista at the moment but do have access to a version through MSDN. However because that's through work and because the licensing is rather ambiguous I've just decided to pre-order Windows 7 Home Premium so that, for the first time in about 12 years, I'll actually own a copy of Windows rather than "getting it through work" and can forget about licensing concerns, etc. At ?50, it seemed stupid not to!

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I've got one from Technet.

I am confused as to which version of windows to install now..pro or ultimate.

What are other technet/msdn people doing?

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Getting MSDN just for getting windows is definitely not worth it, when Technet costs half of what MSDN costs, and I thought it's 800 a year. Plus, you'd only get 1 keys, with 10 activation for that key only. It's only worth it if you're really a developer.

I've got one from Technet.

I am confused as to which version of windows to install now..pro or ultimate.

What are other technet/msdn people doing?

Ultimate. it has everything that other editions have.

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Getting MSDN just for getting windows is definitely not worth it, when Technet costs half of what MSDN costs, and I thought it's 800 a year. Plus, you'd only get 1 keys, with 10 activation for that key only.

Uh, you get the same number of keys as TechNet.

MSDN is a more "premium" subscription than TechNet, and in terms of what you get, the former is a superset of the latter (well, depending on the MSDN subscription level). You get access to a number of things that you can't get via TechNet, such as Visual Studio, Expression Studio, MapPoint, checked builds, etc. The license is also different: you can use it for development, debugging/testing, and demonstration, which you can't with TechNet.

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Uh, you get the same number of keys as TechNet.

MSDN is a more "premium" subscription than TechNet, and in terms of what you get, the former is a superset of the latter (well, depending on the MSDN subscription level). You get access to a number of things that you can't get via TechNet, such as Visual Studio, Expression Studio, MapPoint, checked builds, etc. The license is also different: you can use it for development, debugging/testing, and demonstration, which you can't with TechNet.

I've had MSDN subscription before, few years ago. I was only able to get one key, and that's it. I could never get another key for any version of windows.

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I've had MSDN subscription before, few years ago. I was only able to get one key, and that's it. I could never get another key for any version of windows.

Perhaps their policy has changed. I can request multiple keys per SKU through MSDN.

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