MAPS vs Technet
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From: Joe#2 on 11 May 2010 12:56 I'm winding down my busness and going into semi retirement. Consequently I am looking to cut back on my expensies. I do plan to contain my partner status as long as microsoft will let me however. I don't really plan on retiring from the profession as long as I can keep a few customers. As part of my business, I've been subscribing to both technet and MAPS for the last few years. MAPS has been required to stay in the Small Business Specialist of course. As I understand it, I will have to uninstall all of my Action Pac software etc, if I drop the MAPS subscription, I won't be able to use the Small Business Specialist logo on my cards etc. Correct? However I am not required to do this on my technet subscription. I get to continue its use even if I drop that package. Consequently, It would seem to me that from a business sense, the Technet subscription would be the most logical subscription to keep if I had to cut back to only one subscription. Comments appreciated.
From: Leythos on 11 May 2010 14:02 In article <uMtRdrS8KHA.3516(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>, joe_stoneham(a)homail.com says... > > I'm winding down my busness and going into semi retirement. Consequently I > am looking to cut back on my expensies. I do plan to contain my partner > status as long as microsoft will let me however. I don't really plan on > retiring from the profession as long as I can keep a few customers. As part > of my business, I've been subscribing to both technet and MAPS for the last > few years. MAPS has been required to stay in the Small Business Specialist > of course. > > As I understand it, I will have to uninstall all of my Action Pac software > etc, if I drop the MAPS subscription, I won't be able to use the Small > Business Specialist logo on my cards etc. Correct? > > However I am not required to do this on my technet subscription. I get to > continue its use even if I drop that package. > > Consequently, It would seem to me that from a business sense, the Technet > subscription would be the most logical subscription to keep if I had to cut > back to only one subscription. > > Comments appreciated. Both subscriptions (MAPS/TN) are yearly subscriptions that are only valid as long as you maintain your subscription - yearly renewal. The difference between TechNet and MAPS is that MAPS can be used for PRODUCTION for your OWN business, Technet can only be used for testing and evaluation. " TechNet Plus Direct and TechNet Plus Single User are licensed to individuals. Software provided through the subscription is for evaluation purposes and cannot be used in a live production environment. Important: Prices listed are Estimated Retail Prices (ERP) in US dollars for a one-year subscription and do not include applicable taxes. Organizations should contact their Microsoft representative or preferred reseller for Volume Licensing prices. " MAPS is a better solution than Technet if you run a business or have ANYTHING that could be considered production. -- You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that. Trust yourself. spam999free(a)rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)
From: Joe#2 on 11 May 2010 15:44 I am a one man business and I only use the software to learn and familiarize my self with new products so Technet fits my requirements in that respect I think. The only units that get uses a lot are several desktops. It is my understanding that with Technet, you get to continue using the software even after you stop the service (very important to me,I don't want to loose my ability to run Office for example) where as with MAPS you sre supposed to to remove all installs after stopping the service. Also you get one free support incident which has come in handy once or twice. Again feel free to correct me if I am wrong, I am wanting to make an informed decision because I no longer see the need to keep both. "Leythos" wrote: > In article <uMtRdrS8KHA.3516(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>, > joe_stoneham(a)homail.com says... > > > > I'm winding down my busness and going into semi retirement. Consequently I > > am looking to cut back on my expensies. I do plan to contain my partner > > status as long as microsoft will let me however. I don't really plan on > > retiring from the profession as long as I can keep a few customers. As part > > of my business, I've been subscribing to both technet and MAPS for the last > > few years. MAPS has been required to stay in the Small Business Specialist > > of course. > > > > As I understand it, I will have to uninstall all of my Action Pac software > > etc, if I drop the MAPS subscription, I won't be able to use the Small > > Business Specialist logo on my cards etc. Correct? > > > > However I am not required to do this on my technet subscription. I get to > > continue its use even if I drop that package. > > > > Consequently, It would seem to me that from a business sense, the Technet > > subscription would be the most logical subscription to keep if I had to cut > > back to only one subscription. > > > > Comments appreciated. > > Both subscriptions (MAPS/TN) are yearly subscriptions that are only > valid as long as you maintain your subscription - yearly renewal. > > The difference between TechNet and MAPS is that MAPS can be used for > PRODUCTION for your OWN business, Technet can only be used for testing > and evaluation. > > " > TechNet Plus Direct and TechNet Plus Single User are licensed to > individuals. Software provided through the subscription is for > evaluation purposes and cannot be used in a live production environment. > > Important: Prices listed are Estimated Retail Prices (ERP) in US dollars > for a one-year subscription and do not include applicable taxes. > Organizations should contact their Microsoft representative or preferred > reseller for Volume Licensing prices. > " > > MAPS is a better solution than Technet if you run a business or have > ANYTHING that could be considered production. > > -- > You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little > voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that. > Trust yourself. > spam999free(a)rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address) > . >
From: kj [SBS MVP] on 11 May 2010 15:56 MAP is MS supported as a production platform whereas Technet is not. Joe#2 wrote: > I am a one man business and I only use the software to learn and > familiarize my self with new products so Technet fits my requirements > in that respect I think. The only units that get uses a lot are > several desktops. > > It is my understanding that with Technet, you get to continue using > the software even after you stop the service (very important to me,I > don't want to loose my ability to run Office for example) where as > with MAPS you sre supposed to to remove all installs after stopping > the service. Also you get one free support incident which has come in > handy once or twice. > > Again feel free to correct me if I am wrong, I am wanting to make an > informed decision because I no longer see the need to keep both. > > "Leythos" wrote: > >> In article <uMtRdrS8KHA.3516(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>, >> joe_stoneham(a)homail.com says... >>> >>> I'm winding down my busness and going into semi retirement. >>> Consequently I am looking to cut back on my expensies. I do plan to >>> contain my partner status as long as microsoft will let me however. >>> I don't really plan on retiring from the profession as long as I >>> can keep a few customers. As part of my business, I've been >>> subscribing to both technet and MAPS for the last few years. MAPS >>> has been required to stay in the Small Business Specialist of >>> course. >>> >>> As I understand it, I will have to uninstall all of my Action Pac >>> software etc, if I drop the MAPS subscription, I won't be able to >>> use the Small Business Specialist logo on my cards etc. Correct? >>> >>> However I am not required to do this on my technet subscription. I >>> get to continue its use even if I drop that package. >>> >>> Consequently, It would seem to me that from a business sense, the >>> Technet subscription would be the most logical subscription to keep >>> if I had to cut back to only one subscription. >>> >>> Comments appreciated. >> >> Both subscriptions (MAPS/TN) are yearly subscriptions that are only >> valid as long as you maintain your subscription - yearly renewal. >> >> The difference between TechNet and MAPS is that MAPS can be used for >> PRODUCTION for your OWN business, Technet can only be used for >> testing and evaluation. >> >> " >> TechNet Plus Direct and TechNet Plus Single User are licensed to >> individuals. Software provided through the subscription is for >> evaluation purposes and cannot be used in a live production >> environment. >> >> Important: Prices listed are Estimated Retail Prices (ERP) in US >> dollars for a one-year subscription and do not include applicable >> taxes. Organizations should contact their Microsoft representative >> or preferred reseller for Volume Licensing prices. >> " >> >> MAPS is a better solution than Technet if you run a business or have >> ANYTHING that could be considered production. >> >> -- >> You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little >> voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to >> that. Trust yourself. >> spam999free(a)rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address) >> . -- /kj
From: Leythos on 11 May 2010 16:07 In article <54F44857-AF62-4C74-84F0-394AFB9FCB69(a)microsoft.com>, Joe2 @discussions.microsoft.com says... > > I am a one man business and I only use the software to learn and familiarize > my self with new products so Technet fits my requirements in that respect I > think. The only units that get uses a lot are several desktops. Actually, if you keep it installed and are using it in your business, you are in violation of TechNet licensing. MAPS is the right license model for what you just described. > > It is my understanding that with Technet, you get to continue using the > software even after you stop the service (very important to me,I don't want > to loose my ability to run Office for example) where as with MAPS you sre > supposed to to remove all installs after stopping the service. Also you get > one free support incident which has come in handy once or twice. The part I quoted from TechNet clearly shows that it's only valid while the license, yearly, is paid. > > Again feel free to correct me if I am wrong, I am wanting to make an > informed decision because I no longer see the need to keep both. I have already quoted the TechNet licensing, it's per year and not for production use, so you can't continue to use it after your subscription expires and you can never use it on a full time basis, except for testing, which is not what you've described as your typical use. -- You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that. Trust yourself. spam999free(a)rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)
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