What are the benefits of msdn subscription? Is it possible to use it on a machine that does not have an internet connection? And in general - what is it and what is it eaten with?

  • And where did you see the mention of it? To understand what your interest may be in it. - D-side

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Microsoft provides 3 types of subscriptions: DreamSpark , BizSpark and MSDN :

  1. DreamSpark is a program that provides students and graduate students with free access to software design and development tools.
    It is worth noting that there are several types of DreamSpark subscriptions : for students and graduate students, teachers and educational institutions ( DreamSpark Premium ).

  2. BizSpark is a program designed for startups , which, within its framework, provides start-up entrepreneurs with the opportunity to get a set of development tools, as well as licensed Microsoft software.

  3. MSDN (also called Visual Studio Subscription ) is a program that allows you to get the entire set of Microsoft developer tools , including the latest Visual Studio development environment, with a one-year Visual Studio or Visual Studio subscription with MSDN .

When you purchase / receive any of these subscriptions, you will be given the identifier "Subscriber ID" , which will be linked to your Microsoft Account (but you will need to activate it ), and through which you will be able to access Microsoft products, some of which you can see (and also get the key and download) here (and the products have several types of keys ), as well as access to cloud solutions ( Microsoft Azure ), for which a certain money limit will be allocated every month, which you can spend to connect / sell services you need.

    In addition, it is worth noting that the products that are included in the MSDN subscription can be used only for developing, testing and demonstrating software. The use of products for commercial (production) purposes is prohibited.

    • depends on the same subscription - Grundy
    • Everywhere is exactly this text - "only for the development, testing and demonstration of software. The use of products for commercial (production) purposes is prohibited." But he does not answer an important question - is it possible to use the products at home for non-commercial purposes? - alix