Microsoft has announced the retirement of the TechNet Subscriptions service

[theheyes]

I know there are a few with TechNet subscriptions on here so this is worth posting:

Microsoft is retiring the TechNet Subscriptions service to focus on growing its free offerings, including evaluation resources through the TechNet Evaluation Center, expert-led learning through the Microsoft Virtual Academy, and community-moderated technical support through the TechNet Forums to better meet the needs of the growing IT professional community.

The last day to purchase a TechNet Subscription through the TechNet Subscriptions website is August 31, 2013. Subscribers may activate purchased subscriptions through September 30, 2013.

Microsoft will continue to honor all existing TechNet Subscriptions. Subscribers with active accounts may continue to access program benefits until their current subscription period concludes.

http://technet.microsoft.com/subscriptions/ms772427

I hope the free offerings are significantly beefed up in lieu of this.

 

[theheyes]

I'm wondering whether, in part, the plan is to nudge people towards Azure. If you get a lot of IT Pro's spinning up free test VMs the service almost sells itself.