EULA End-of-subscription question   

I have an EULA-type question about my technet subscription. As I approach 
the end of my subscription I'm not sure I'll have a need to renew this year 
(maybe every other year would be sufficient to keep my testing environments 
current, or I can just wait until there are updates to target software 
packages before re-subscribing) but I want to make sure I fully understand 
the ramifications of my decision(s).

note EULA: 
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/abouttn/subscriptions/microsoft_software_license_terms.mspx
and FAQ: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/ms772427.aspx

Technet allows a certain number of installs per software package "Each 
individual product, however, can have its own license agreement, which will 
control how many installations are allowed" (FAQ)- I don't recall where to 
find the exact number for each different piece of software, but it is 
certainly higher than my current usage (anyone have a relevant link that 
shows the number of installs?).

My real question is about how licenses are handled at the end of a 
subscription.

Hypothetical situation: Software X from technet allows 5 installs. I've 
installed 2 active copies which are sufficient for current testing needs. 
I'm expecting a new release of a non-MS software component after my technet 
subscription expires. Unfortunately I'm not allowed to allocate budget to 
buy a new test PC station until that non-MS component is actually released 
for testing, so I can't just install the technet software early. Am I 
allowed to use my 3rd install after my subscription expires, or are 
licenses/installations only able to be activated prior to the technet 
subscription expiration?

Similar question- if (after my subscription expires) one of my two existing 
boxes has a catastrophic failure, can I re-install everything (consuming 
another installation towards my hypothetical count of 5) to recreate the 
same test environment that I had during my subscription?

Thanks for any insights,
Keith

date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 09:45:21 -0400   author:   Ker_01 am

Re: EULA End-of-subscription question   

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"Ker_01" <ker_01@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message 
news:OZszl6$kIHA.5080@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I have an EULA-type question about my technet subscription. As I approach 
>the end of my subscription I'm not sure I'll have a need to renew this year 
>(maybe every other year would be sufficient to keep my testing environments 
>current, or I can just wait until there are updates to target software 
>packages before re-subscribing) but I want to make sure I fully understand 
>the ramifications of my decision(s).
>
> note EULA: 
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/abouttn/subscriptions/microsoft_software_license_terms.mspx
> and FAQ: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/ms772427.aspx
>
> Technet allows a certain number of installs per software package "Each 
> individual product, however, can have its own license agreement, which 
> will control how many installations are allowed" (FAQ)- I don't recall 
> where to find the exact number for each different piece of software, but 
> it is certainly higher than my current usage (anyone have a relevant link 
> that shows the number of installs?).
>
> My real question is about how licenses are handled at the end of a 
> subscription.
>
> Hypothetical situation: Software X from technet allows 5 installs. I've 
> installed 2 active copies which are sufficient for current testing needs. 
> I'm expecting a new release of a non-MS software component after my 
> technet subscription expires. Unfortunately I'm not allowed to allocate 
> budget to buy a new test PC station until that non-MS component is 
> actually released for testing, so I can't just install the technet 
> software early. Am I allowed to use my 3rd install after my subscription 
> expires, or are licenses/installations only able to be activated prior to 
> the technet subscription expiration?
>
> Similar question- if (after my subscription expires) one of my two 
> existing boxes has a catastrophic failure, can I re-install everything 
> (consuming another installation towards my hypothetical count of 5) to 
> recreate the same test environment that I had during my subscription?
>
> Thanks for any insights,
> Keith
>

date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 09:23:17 -0500   author:   Jeff

Re: EULA End-of-subscription question   

Ker_01 - some quick responses - unless otherwise stated TechNet downloads 
include 10 multiple access keys.   "Otherwise" refers to Enterprise 
downloads which provide 15 MAKS or a Volume License - details are provided 
when downloading product keys,

When your subscription expires you can (legally) continuing installing 
until all MAKS have been "used".

"Ker_01" <ker_01@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message 
news:OZszl6$kIHA.5080@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I have an EULA-type question about my technet subscription. As I approach 
>the end of my subscription I'm not sure I'll have a need to renew this year 
>(maybe every other year would be sufficient to keep my testing environments 
>current, or I can just wait until there are updates to target software 
>packages before re-subscribing) but I want to make sure I fully understand 
>the ramifications of my decision(s).
>
> note EULA: 
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/abouttn/subscriptions/microsoft_software_license_terms.mspx
> and FAQ: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/ms772427.aspx
>
> Technet allows a certain number of installs per software package "Each 
> individual product, however, can have its own license agreement, which 
> will control how many installations are allowed" (FAQ)- I don't recall 
> where to find the exact number for each different piece of software, but 
> it is certainly higher than my current usage (anyone have a relevant link 
> that shows the number of installs?).
>
> My real question is about how licenses are handled at the end of a 
> subscription.
>
> Hypothetical situation: Software X from technet allows 5 installs. I've 
> installed 2 active copies which are sufficient for current testing needs. 
> I'm expecting a new release of a non-MS software component after my 
> technet subscription expires. Unfortunately I'm not allowed to allocate 
> budget to buy a new test PC station until that non-MS component is 
> actually released for testing, so I can't just install the technet 
> software early. Am I allowed to use my 3rd install after my subscription 
> expires, or are licenses/installations only able to be activated prior to 
> the technet subscription expiration?
>
> Similar question- if (after my subscription expires) one of my two 
> existing boxes has a catastrophic failure, can I re-install everything 
> (consuming another installation towards my hypothetical count of 5) to 
> recreate the same test environment that I had during my subscription?
>
> Thanks for any insights,
> Keith
>

date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 17:32:33 -0400   author:   AJR