You also get a $150 a month of Azure credits for 3 years so the value of the offer is massive if you make full use of it. Given the increased openness of MS pro

You also get a $150 a month of Azure credits for 3 years so the value of the offer is massive if you make full use of it. Given the increased openness of MS products the risk of vendor lock-in, traditionally the criticism of Bizspark, is reduced. In 3 years time MS is likely going to be competing with all the other major players in running .Net code rather than operating in its own space.