Dostikrat sem že naletel na očitek, da Microsoft zaračuna za vse kar ima. Temu ni tako, k čemur priča tudi spodnji nabor brezplačnih orodij in storitev (ki ga bom še dopolnjeval), ki so na voljo popolnoma brezplačno.
Predlagam, da jih preizkusite!
Programska oprema in storitve za sodelovanje in komuniciranje
Windows Live: http://explore.live.com/home
Windows Live Hotmail (neomejen poštni nabiralnik): http://explore.live.com/windows-live-hotmail
Windows Live SkyDrive (25 GB prostora za odlaganje datotek, slik in dokumentov – Office web dokumenti): http://explore.live.com/windows-live-skydrive
Windows Live Essentials (orodja za kominiciranje in sodelovanje – Messenger, Fotogalerija, Movie Maker, Live Sync, Writer): http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials
Windows Live Hotmail Domains (možnost vzpostavitve Live storitev pod lastno domeno): http://domains.live.com/
Windows Live@Edu (možnost vzpostavitve Outlook Live – Exchange v oblaku in vseh Live storitev pod lastno domeno – samo za akademske inštitucije): http://www.microsoft.com/liveatedu/
Windows Sharepoint 2010 Fundation (potreben Windows Server 2008 R2): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=944d282d-f8f8-46fb-b951-fc650a384462
Windows Sharepoint 2010 Fundation – Slovenski jezikovni paket: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=sl&FamilyID=646e311a-aaf3-4d30-b03c-2f3c70d19a22
Antivirusni program
Microsoft Security Essentials: http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
Virtualno okolje
Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 (Windows XP/Vista): http://www.microsoft.com/downloadS/details.aspx?FamilyID=04d26402-3199-48a3-afa2-2dc0b40a73b6&displaylang=en
Microsoft Virtual PC & XP Mode (Windows 7): http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/default.aspx
Spletni brskalnik
Internet Explorer 8: http://www.microsoft.com/slovenija/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspx
Internet Explorer 8 – Lokalni dodatki: http://www.ie8.si/
Multimedija & Fotografije
Microsoft PhotoSynth (sestavitev svojo 3D sliko iz običajnih slik): http://photosynth.net
Windows Live MovieMaker (sestavite in obdelajte svoj videoposnetek): http://explore.live.com/windows-live-movie-maker
Windows Live PhotoGallery (poigrajte se s svojimi fotografijami): http://explore.live.com/windows-live-photo-gallery
Microsoft Expression Encoder 4 (enkodirajte svoje videoponsetke v pravilen format): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=75402be0-c603-4998-a79c-becdd197aa79
Razvojna orodja
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express Web: http://www.microsoft.com/express/Web/
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express Windows: http://www.microsoft.com/express/Windows/
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express Phone: http://www.microsoft.com/express/Phone/
Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R3: http://www.microsoft.com/robotics/
Microsoft SQL Server 2010 Express: http://www.microsoft.com/express/Database/
Microsoft WebMatrix: http://www.microsoft.com/web/webmatrix/
Microsoft Web Platform Installer (namestitveni paket razvojnih orodij in starter-kitov za splet): http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/default.aspx