Zur deutschen Version dieses Artikels A letter from Microsoft arrived today, kindly reminding me that my “Open License”
of Visual Studio/MSDN Professional (or whatever its current name is) will expire soon. On page 2, it says (translation and underline by me):
“Upgrade assurance of the licenses: With Open Value, thanks to Software Assurance, you secure for you already today future product versions like those coming in 2006: Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft “Office 12”.
[…]
Extended Software Assurance Services: starting March 2006, you have also available…”
Maybe someone at Microsoft should occasionally read through these standard texts…
Oh, and their 01805 phone number costs no longer 12, but 14 cents – when will the first official warning letter arrive? 