[empressplay]

In case anyone here missed this, Microsoft gives a bunch of free stuff (including an MSDN subscription) to any new startup through their BizSpark program: http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark

[icelancer]

I have had no end of problems getting signed up for this for my startup. It was a month of back and forth arguing then I eventually gave up and paid $200/month on Digital Ocean and stuck with Linux. Very frustrating. Anyone to talk to there that can help outside of generic customer support?

[klausjensen]

I signed up two companies recently, and it was literally a matter of filling out the form (<5 mins) - and waiting 3-5 days for a "WELCOME" e-mail.

Not saying you did not have a bad experience, just offering mine. :)