MSDN... still not in real time!

Since I guess I still haven't done enough to impress anyone in the community (or perhaps because my intentions frequently involve profit), I never got an MVP and free access to MSDN, so I paid for it. I scored the old "Enterprise" version from Amazon for about $1,400, so that upgrades me to the Team System for Developers version. Score. Beats $5k.

That said, I'm shocked that it's still not a real-time affair. Back in 2001, the first time I subscribed, I accepted that as just being with the times, but still? I activated my membership on the phone (since the Web site was down, also disappointing), and I have to wait the three or four days until they send me a membership number.

It's disappointing that access isn't nearly instant. You'd think Microsoft would be better than that for such a crucial function for its developer community.

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