Of course you do they can't just hand them out. But it's ok I guess because the msdn packadge you get Visual Studio free, Free OS's, and more. It's like buying everything for about the price of 1.5 items. It's only about a little more than when XP was released with a $300 price tag so think of it as for paying a little more you get any OS you want, all the licenses you want, all the software you want (MS software), and all the beta's you want. I found that a good deal.