I can't speak for BizSpark specifically (it's so new), but Microsoft has had the similar Empower program in place for 5 or so years. When our company was originally getting started, we joined the program (and participated for two years) and it was an excellent program.
The main benefit, of course, is that you get access to MSDN Subscriptions at such a low cost. Aside from that, though, it put us in touch with the local Microsoft office and gave us a clear path to working toward the typical ISV Partner relationship. You also get some technical support incidents, which are handy when/if you need to escalate an issue you're running into.
The requirements for Empower were/are pretty straightforward... basically commit to releasing a commercial software product based on the current Microsoft stack within two years.
Hope that helps... I look forward to hearing more about how BizSpark is different - or if it's simply the next evolution of Empower.
Well I have just signed up... yes of course there is an "end game" amount to pay.. but if you were going to use Microsoft technologies anyway.. then it's an awesome deal.. I have the software now (today), and there is everything I need to develop the project I am working on... Open source is excellent, don't get me wrong.. but you have to decide for the right reasons...
我认为这是一个伟大的举措，他们赠送了 Visual Studio 和 VS Team System 的最高（最昂贵）许可证。 借助 Empower，您可以获得包含 MSDN 的 Visual Studio Professional Edition。 需要指出的是，这并不是为咨询而设计的，有一个名为“Microsoft Action Pack 订阅”的单独计划更适合该受众。 Bizspark计划是针对软件供应商的，我想它会有一些类似于Empower的要求，即你必须在一定的时间段内发布商业软件。 让我们知道您的注册进展如何...
I think it is a great initiative, they are giving away the highest (most expensive) licenses of Visual Studio and VS Team System. With Empower you get Visual Studio Professional Edition with MSDN. It is important to point out that this is NOT intended for consultatnts, there is a seperate program called Microsoft Action Pack Subscription that is more geared toward that audience. The Bizspark program is for software vendors, I suppouse it will have some kind of requirement similar to what Empower had, where you have to release commercial software within certain time period. Let us know how your enrollment goes...
I joined it and empower recently. I think it is a great deal. I had an old MSDN set of software I was using and wasn't relishing the thought of spending all that money for my startup that has no current revenue.
Apparently MS really wants to get back to enticing developers to its platform.
One of the downsides I could see (or upsides depending on your view) [and this requires a health cynicism] is that MS uses this program to
identify potential markets for it to jump into and trounce the competition
identify startups it wants to purchase.
It has all your information in its database - the type of business, etc.
I still joined - no big deal, but for those who already think MS if the big bad wolf this might rub them the wrong way.
I think BizSpark is a great opportunity for startups which either
know they will use Microsoft technology
doesn't know what technology to use
The ones who doesn't know which software tools or programming language to use can test the Microsoft ones along with Open Source or other freely or inexpensive alternatives.
This way they can choose the technologies which suit them best - also when it comes to expenses for licenses - and remember to calculate the time you use to manage the licenses too.
The most enjoyable greetings Claus Agerskov, SALDI - the Danish Open Source ERP
我的 0.02 美元是，这是一个陷阱。 MS 知道，许多初创公司，尤其是那些没有风险投资的初创公司（在我的书中，这使它们成为“真正的”初创公司），正在涌向开源技术，这既是因为节省成本，也是因为能够控制自己的命运——修复错误的能力、修改内容并防止供应商锁定，这是开源的最佳部分。 MS 正试图诱骗他们被锁定。我会避开。 但出于类似的原因，我也会避开风险投资。 恕我直言，一家将真正取得成功的初创公司（不仅仅是像大多数泡沫公司一样被收购并成为资金池）是由一小群知识渊博的人创立的，并由这些人自己掏腰包资助。 做你喜欢做的事情是因为你想做，而不是因为你因此而致富，这就是为什么他们拥有大公司所没有的成功和创新动力。
My $0.02 is that it's a trap. MS knows that many startups, especially the ones without venture capital (which in my book makes them "real" startups), are flocking to open source technologies both because of the cost savings and the control over your destiny -- the ability to fix bugs, modify things, and prevent vendor lockin that are the best parts of open source. MS is trying to trick them into becoming locked in. I'd steer clear. But I'd also steer clear of venture capital for similar reasons. IMHO, a startup that is going to actually go places (more than just being acquired and becoming a money sink like most bubble companies) is founded by a small group of knowledgeable people and funded out of those people's own pockets. Doing what you love because you want to, not because you're getting rich at it is why they have the drive to succeed and innovate that bigger companies don't have.
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我不能具体代表 BizSpark（它太新了），但 Microsoft 在放置5年左右。 我们公司刚起步的时候，我们就参加了这个项目（参加了两年），这是一个非常棒的项目。
当然，主要的好处是您可以以如此低的成本访问 MSDN 订阅。 除此之外，它让我们与当地的 Microsoft 办事处保持联系，并为我们提供了建立典型 ISV 合作伙伴关系的明确途径。 您还可以获得一些技术支持事件，当/如果您需要升级遇到的问题时，这些事件会很方便。
Empower 的要求非常简单......基本上致力于在两年内发布基于当前 Microsoft 堆栈的商业软件产品。
希望这会有所帮助...我期待听到更多有关 BizSpark 有何不同的信息 - 或者它是否只是 Empower 的下一个演变。
I can't speak for BizSpark specifically (it's so new), but Microsoft has had the similar Empower program in place for 5 or so years. When our company was originally getting started, we joined the program (and participated for two years) and it was an excellent program.
The main benefit, of course, is that you get access to MSDN Subscriptions at such a low cost. Aside from that, though, it put us in touch with the local Microsoft office and gave us a clear path to working toward the typical ISV Partner relationship. You also get some technical support incidents, which are handy when/if you need to escalate an issue you're running into.
The requirements for Empower were/are pretty straightforward... basically commit to releasing a commercial software product based on the current Microsoft stack within two years.
Hope that helps... I look forward to hearing more about how BizSpark is different - or if it's simply the next evolution of Empower.
好吧，我刚刚注册了...是的，当然需要支付“最终游戏”金额..但是如果您无论如何都要使用微软技术..那么这是一个很棒的交易..我现在拥有该软件（今天），并且这里有我开发我正在开发的项目所需的一切...开源非常好，不要误会我的意思..但是您必须出于正确的原因做出决定...
Well I have just signed up... yes of course there is an "end game" amount to pay.. but if you were going to use Microsoft technologies anyway.. then it's an awesome deal.. I have the software now (today), and there is everything I need to develop the project I am working on... Open source is excellent, don't get me wrong.. but you have to decide for the right reasons...
我认为这是一个伟大的举措，他们赠送了 Visual Studio 和 VS Team System 的最高（最昂贵）许可证。 借助 Empower，您可以获得包含 MSDN 的 Visual Studio Professional Edition。
需要指出的是，这并不是为咨询而设计的，有一个名为“Microsoft Action Pack 订阅”的单独计划更适合该受众。 Bizspark计划是针对软件供应商的，我想它会有一些类似于Empower的要求，即你必须在一定的时间段内发布商业软件。
让我们知道您的注册进展如何...
I think it is a great initiative, they are giving away the highest (most expensive) licenses of Visual Studio and VS Team System. With Empower you get Visual Studio Professional Edition with MSDN.
It is important to point out that this is NOT intended for consultatnts, there is a seperate program called Microsoft Action Pack Subscription that is more geared toward that audience. The Bizspark program is for software vendors, I suppouse it will have some kind of requirement similar to what Empower had, where you have to release commercial software within certain time period.
Let us know how your enrollment goes...
我最近加入了它并赋予了权力。 我认为这很重要。 我正在使用一套旧的 MSDN 软件，并且不喜欢为我目前没有收入的初创公司花费所有资金。
显然，微软确实想重新吸引开发者使用其平台。
我可以看到的缺点之一（或者优点取决于你的观点）[这需要健康的愤世嫉俗]是微软使用这个程序来
它的数据库中包含您的所有信息 - 业务类型等。
我仍然加入 - 没什么大不了的，但对于那些已经认为 MS 是大灰狼的人来说，这可能会惹恼他们。
I joined it and empower recently. I think it is a great deal. I had an old MSDN set of software I was using and wasn't relishing the thought of spending all that money for my startup that has no current revenue.
Apparently MS really wants to get back to enticing developers to its platform.
One of the downsides I could see (or upsides depending on your view) [and this requires a health cynicism] is that MS uses this program to
It has all your information in its database - the type of business, etc.
I still joined - no big deal, but for those who already think MS if the big bad wolf this might rub them the wrong way.
我认为 BizSpark 对于初创公司来说是一个很好的机会，他们要么
。其他免费或廉价的替代品。
这样，他们就可以选择最适合他们的技术 - 也包括许可证费用 - 并且记得计算您用于管理许可证的时间。
最愉快的问候
Claus Agerskov，SALDI - 丹麦开源 ERP
I think BizSpark is a great opportunity for startups which either
The ones who doesn't know which software tools or programming language to use can test the Microsoft ones along with Open Source or other freely or inexpensive alternatives.
This way they can choose the technologies which suit them best - also when it comes to expenses for licenses - and remember to calculate the time you use to manage the licenses too.
The most enjoyable greetings
Claus Agerskov, SALDI - the Danish Open Source ERP
我的 0.02 美元是，这是一个陷阱。 MS 知道，许多初创公司，尤其是那些没有风险投资的初创公司（在我的书中，这使它们成为“真正的”初创公司），正在涌向开源技术，这既是因为节省成本，也是因为能够控制自己的命运——修复错误的能力、修改内容并防止供应商锁定，这是开源的最佳部分。 MS 正试图诱骗他们被锁定。我会避开。 但出于类似的原因，我也会避开风险投资。 恕我直言，一家将真正取得成功的初创公司（不仅仅是像大多数泡沫公司一样被收购并成为资金池）是由一小群知识渊博的人创立的，并由这些人自己掏腰包资助。 做你喜欢做的事情是因为你想做，而不是因为你因此而致富，这就是为什么他们拥有大公司所没有的成功和创新动力。
My $0.02 is that it's a trap. MS knows that many startups, especially the ones without venture capital (which in my book makes them "real" startups), are flocking to open source technologies both because of the cost savings and the control over your destiny -- the ability to fix bugs, modify things, and prevent vendor lockin that are the best parts of open source. MS is trying to trick them into becoming locked in. I'd steer clear. But I'd also steer clear of venture capital for similar reasons. IMHO, a startup that is going to actually go places (more than just being acquired and becoming a money sink like most bubble companies) is founded by a small group of knowledgeable people and funded out of those people's own pockets. Doing what you love because you want to, not because you're getting rich at it is why they have the drive to succeed and innovate that bigger companies don't have.