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Started By Greg Welch, Sep 13 2011 02:49 PM

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#1 Greg Welch

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Posted 13 September 2011 - 02:49 PM

So many benefits to both,

any promotions for either one

My action pack ends in 2 weeks

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Posted 13 September 2011 - 04:33 PM

Action Pack???

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#3 Greg Welch

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Posted 13 September 2011 - 05:10 PM

Really a nice deal 350 yr

http://www.microsoft...ction_pack.aspx

https://partner.micr...global/40096013 download software with access to technet standard and msdn

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Posted 13 September 2011 - 06:08 PM

Really a nice deal 350 yr

http://www.microsoft...ction_pack.aspx

https://partner.micr...global/40096013 download software with access to technet standard and msdn


Sweet. Action Pack looks very nice.
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#5 Greg Welch

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Posted 13 September 2011 - 06:28 PM

still may let it lapse even with all the extras . my action pack renewal will be 329 and a technet pro would be 350 ( renewals 250) hoping to find a discount code for technet.

Edited by welchwerks, 13 September 2011 - 06:29 PM.

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Posted 13 September 2011 - 09:20 PM

I've had both and TechNet is more complete.
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Posted 16 September 2011 - 04:01 PM

hmmmm, it says you have to pass an elegibility test......

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Posted 18 September 2011 - 09:06 AM

hmmmm, it says you have to pass an elegibility test......



The Quizes if you will take about 30 minutes , no biggy

I've had both and TechNet is more complete.



so technet gives you access to MSDN like action pack?



now i have 10 days to decide, ahhh.

Edited by welchwerks, 18 September 2011 - 09:08 AM.

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Posted 18 September 2011 - 10:53 AM

I had the AP subscription when you actually received the physical media. One of the certs I have qualified me to get it and it's like TechNet, for use in a testing environment only. You get monthly copies of Betas but no real MSDN correlation.

The one thing I really like was having ALL of the Microsoft updates on one DVD. For me, I'd go with TechNet Pro.
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#10 Greg Welch

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Posted 18 September 2011 - 11:16 AM

I still have a couple of the AP CD cases around, they were really nice, all those orange disks LOL.

i agree, i think i will go TechNet Pro. the renewals are cheaper too

Edited by welchwerks, 18 September 2011 - 11:23 AM.

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Posted 19 September 2011 - 09:39 AM

We used to have the CD/DVD subscription service at work; man, that was a lot of discs to store & dispose of. Frankly, it was kind of a nightmare keeping the updated. Download is the only way to go :)

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