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Microsoft extends DreamSpark freebies to high school students
So you're a high school student and you want to get your hands on several thousand dollars worth of developer software for free, but you're not a big fan of piracy? Today's your lucky day!
Microsoft's DreamSpark program, which has been providing a veritable truckload of awesome (and extremely expensive) software to college students for some time, has been expanded so that students in grade 9 through 12 can now take advantage of it as well.
Unlike the university program, student's aren't required to register personally. A school administrator registers and is given product keys which are provided to the students - who can then download the programs by signing in to DreamSpark with their Windows Live IDs.
It's an excellent opportunity for aspiring young developers to get their hands on some quality software at a price that can't be beat.
[ via LiveSide ]
Microsoft's DreamSpark program, which has been providing a veritable truckload of awesome (and extremely expensive) software to college students for some time, has been expanded so that students in grade 9 through 12 can now take advantage of it as well.
Unlike the university program, student's aren't required to register personally. A school administrator registers and is given product keys which are provided to the students - who can then download the programs by signing in to DreamSpark with their Windows Live IDs.
It's an excellent opportunity for aspiring young developers to get their hands on some quality software at a price that can't be beat.
[ via LiveSide ]
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Subscribe to commentsThunderbuckApr 1st 2009 12:31PM
I like DreamSpark, though my warm feelings are tempered a bit by privacy concerns.
In most instances, Microsoft wants significant data access to student rolls at participating institutions. It's also a bit tricky to authenticate yourself if you don't attend a participating school (though, to be fair, MS allows you to use an International Student Identification Card--not THAT hard to get if you're a post-secondary student pretty much anywhere).
The bottom line is that they provide free access to their pro-level development tools to students. EVERYONE should do this.
JamesApr 1st 2009 3:58PM
Heh, "Hey kid, wanna try some Visual Studio? Get you codin' *real* fast. First one's free!"
Seriously, though, I think the program is great. My wife is actually thinking of taking graphic design courses at the local community college, because the courses are much much cheaper than actually buying a license for Expression Studio, and she just wants to play with it to learn...