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Rude awakening

rsc

I received this today:

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So now I have to choose to continue this project and pay Microsoft, or quit and work on something else.

Here's my "Free Trial" cost analysis:

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So....if I choose to continue to work on this project for another month, it will cost me approx $150 without changing any features.

I'm not sure its worth the price just to enter a contest.

Scott

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  • Dial back the anti Microsoft conspiracy. It's not a deliberate trap. Nobody has been charged a cent. It's just that some helpful guides try to illustrate the simplest way to do things without thinking about the fact that some people are on limited subscriptions. When you try something out just take a look at the cost prediction. Some things are charged by use. Some have a regular fee. Delete stuff if you've tested something but no longer need it.

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  • Dial back the anti Microsoft conspiracy. It's not a deliberate trap. Nobody has been charged a cent. It's just that some helpful guides try to illustrate the simplest way to do things without thinking about the fact that some people are on limited subscriptions. When you try something out just take a look at the cost prediction. Some things are charged by use. Some have a regular fee. Delete stuff if you've tested something but no longer need it.

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  • in reply to Fred27

     

     

    Dial back the anti Microsoft conspiracy. It's not a deliberate trap. Nobody has been charged a cent. It's just that some helpful guides try to illustrate the simplest way to do things without thinking about the fact that some people are on limited subscriptions. When you try something out just take a look at the cost prediction. Some things are charged by use. Some have a regular fee. Delete stuff if you've tested something but no longer need it.

    " Nobody has been charged a cent." ==> Do you work for Microsoft? How do you know this?  If there are no charges, then why do they have to have my credit card number?

    Interesting business model.

  • in reply to rsc

    I meant that as standard the service stops rather than continuing and billing you. (Not like Pluralsight, who recently billed me $299 to renew a one-off purchase that I hadn't used for 7 months. They have a strict "no refunds" policy too.)

     

    Sorry - the conspiracy bit does sound a bit harsh and wasn't really aimed at you!

  • in reply to Fred27

    I seem to recall you indicated the water was fine and participants should all continue to jump in, the last time a less than stellar post on the Azure initiative caused someones teeth to chatter.

     

    Care to indicate who the conspiracy theorist label was intended for?

     

     

    Sean