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BizSpark is great for technology startups - free software and $150 per month worth of Azure hosting for 3 years. That's enough to get a medium-sized VM or a to

by 300bps 13y ago

BizSpark is great for technology startups - free software and $150 per month worth of Azure hosting for 3 years. That's enough to get a medium-sized VM or a ton of SQL Server databases or a whole host of other hosting resources.

pauloortins 13y ago
BizSpark is awesome but not all companies are startups, for those with more than 3 years, the cost is still a problem.
- _random_ 13y ago
  Maybe they can start generating some profit / attract investors?
  - pauloortins 13y ago
    And spending money that could be used to attract more developers or be invested in another way that not buying licenses.
    - 300bps 13y ago
      Pretty much any software that you buy is going to be a rounding error in comparison to hiring a developer. Do you skimp on hardware too?
      - _random_ 13y ago
        I hate the fact but C# might actually be cheaper to hire than e.g. Java devs. Enough to pay for SQL :(.