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by mikenon 4774 days ago
I was mildly interested until I read the T&C at the bottom. Not being available to current or past users, agreeing to learn more about New Relic, and explicitly stating no time extensions being possible came across as overly negative for 2 days of free access.
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Stratego 4774 days ago
What you say simply isn't true. The Free Weekend is offered to all users (past or present) as long as they don't currently have a subscription to Code School.

Time extensions aren't stated because this is a limited-time event.

New Relic is our sponsor, in exchange with the agreement to be contacted by them via email you obtain access to all our content for 48 hours — something that would otherwise cost you $25. Is that really unreasonable?

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mikenon 4773 days ago
> What you say simply isn't true.

What did I say that isn't true? Negative T&C gave me pause about trying Code School. This turned me off forever.

> The Free Weekend is offered to all users (past or present) as long as they don't currently have a subscription to Code School.

This is the only statement I see that differs from my interpretation of the T&C. The line in question, "Free Weekend is not available for current or past subscribers and is intended to allow new Code School users to sample the benefits of a Code School education."

How common is it for a current or past user to not have a disqualifying subscription? The wording makes it clear (intentionally or not) that the promo is for new users.

> Is that really unreasonable?

I didn't say it was unreasonable, but that the T&C as a whole appeared to me as overly negative for what they protect, 2 days of free content valued at $25.

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Stratego 4773 days ago
> What did I say that isn't true?

Actually, I was wrong. The terms incorrectly stated that past subscribers couldn't have access to the Free Weekend. That's what was untrue and has now been fixed.

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ineedtosleep 4774 days ago
From the T&C:

"[...] and by doing so, agree to learn more about New Relic."

How is that even enforceable and what does that even mean?

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seanlinehan 4774 days ago
Presumably you are subscribed to their email list.
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jschuur 4774 days ago
To be fair, the terms are all the way at the bottom of the page.
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