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June 3rd, 2009

Free TechNet Professional subscription (US, Canada, UK)

Posted by Zack Whittaker @ 3:40 am

Categories: Breaking news, Microsoft, Offers

Tags: Canada, U.K., Microsoft TechNet, E-mail, Online Communications, Zack Whittaker

Microsoft, in a mysterious move, have offered anyone with a valid shipping address in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, a free TechNet Professional subscription.

As Neowin points out, it may well not be for absolutely everyone, but it does appear to be so. Confirmation will be needed from Microsoft but as of yet, they are not commenting on this. Still, if it works for you, you will have access to a wealth of Office, Windows and Dynamics software for three months for absolutely nothing.

  • UK users
  • Canadian users
  • US users

Update: looks like the “offer” has been closed… or fixed. Take your pick; typical Microsoft bureaucracy takes precedent in these situations, they don’t tell us journalists anything - especially if they’ve made a mistake.

All you need is a valid shipping address, for the CD/DVD shipments, and an email address (which, let’s face it, everyone has) and you can be downloading within minutes.

Once you make your way through the online “ordering” process, you will receive an email confirmation shortly afterwards. This will provide you with download links and your access information to begin downloading.

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  • Talkback
  • Most Recent of 14 Talkback(s)
RE: Free TechNet Professional subscription (US, Canada, UK)
Links do not work.
Previously the links froze the PC.

Waste of time for technet users/subscribers.
What free What subscription?... (Read the rest)
Posted by: odedszpiro Posted on: 06/04/09 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Interesting indeed ...  johnfenjackson@... | 06/03/09
Well FEH...  Wolfie2K3 | 06/03/09
US subscription "by invite only"?  malbert1@... | 06/03/09
Same error  cfrank01@... | 06/03/09
RE: Free TechNet Professional subscription (US, Canada, UK)  algzdnet | 06/03/09
I'm in  x-windows user | 06/03/09
RE: Free TechNet Professional subscription (US, Canada, UK)  algzdnet | 06/03/09
RE: Free TechNet Professional subscription (US, Canada, UK)  Ron_007 | 06/03/09
RE: Free TechNet Professional subscription (US, Canada, UK)  Loverock Davidson | 06/03/09
I don't think so...  Wolfie2K3 | 06/03/09
That's all, folks...  Jesse Marchant-Shapiro | 06/03/09
RE: Free TechNet Professional subscription (US, Canada, UK)  x-windows user | 06/03/09
RE: Free TechNet Professional subscription (US, Canada, UK)  odedszpiro | 06/04/09
RE: Free TechNet Professional subscription (US, Canada, UK)  odedszpiro | 06/04/09

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