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Mark Verhyden:
Got the link below to a interesting blog article.  As we all know M$ has shutdown new subs for Technet but at least are letting the existing subs die a natural death.  Now they have canceled the Microsoft Certified Master, Microsoft Certified Solutions Master and Microsoft Certified Architect certifications with one months notice.  Wonder what other surprises they will have for the small IT shop.

http://www.stevieg.org/2013/08/are-microsoft-losing-friends-and-alienating-it-pros/

bfarmer:
They might as well, since once they steal your customers, they will have no need for you. 

ComputerPlano:

--- Quote from: Mark Verhyden on September 02, 2013, 12:19:05 PM ---Got the link below to a interesting blog article.  As we all know M$ has shutdown new subs for Technet but at least are letting the existing subs die a natural death.  Now they have canceled the Microsoft Certified Master, Microsoft Certified Solutions Master and Microsoft Certified Architect certifications with one months notice.  Wonder what other surprises they will have for the small IT shop.

http://www.stevieg.org/2013/08/are-microsoft-losing-friends-and-alienating-it-pros/

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Weren't those the $36,000 certs?  Surely that was no big loss to anyone except HP, IBM, and Dell...

Mark Verhyden:

--- Quote from: ComputerPlano on September 02, 2013, 12:54:14 PM ---
--- Quote from: Mark Verhyden on September 02, 2013, 12:19:05 PM ---Got the link below to a interesting blog article.  As we all know M$ has shutdown new subs for Technet but at least are letting the existing subs die a natural death.  Now they have canceled the Microsoft Certified Master, Microsoft Certified Solutions Master and Microsoft Certified Architect certifications with one months notice.  Wonder what other surprises they will have for the small IT shop.

http://www.stevieg.org/2013/08/are-microsoft-losing-friends-and-alienating-it-pros/

--- End quote ---

Weren't those the $36,000 certs?  Surely that was no big loss to anyone except HP, IBM, and Dell...

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Have no idea what they cost.  But we all know that a lot of time is involved as well as class/materials expenses.  For the small IT shop that is uncompensated time.  At any rate this is one observation in an email I got.


--- Quote ---WTF Microsoft? Not happy enough with making a mess in the consumer area that you have to make a mess in the bussiness/enterprise area too?
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Dave:

--- Quote from: bfarmer on September 02, 2013, 12:24:03 PM ---They might as well, since once they steal your customers, they will have no need for you.

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HP has been doing the same to their ASPs for 15 years. Very sad to see imo.

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