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So my business is a Microsoft Registered Partner, and part of the benefits for that membership is the opportunity to subscribe for the Microsoft Action Pack, which is an annual subscription where Microsoft sends you internal-use and business-use copies of a LOT of Microsoft software. It goes for $299 USD and I am not sure if it is available to other countries. The software list includes: (and I read from the license table)
So I'm happy, plus all of this for $299 a year USD with quarterly updates with additional software and new versions!!!

- Microsoft Terminal Server 2008
- Microsoft Account Professional 2008
- Microsoft CRM 4.0 Workgroup Edition
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Standard with SP1
- Microsoft Forefront Client Security
- Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006
- Microsoft MapPoint 2009 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Workgroup Edition
- Microsoft Office Communicator 2007
- Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Standard
- Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 (Speech Server Role)
- Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 SP1
- Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007
- Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Enterprise 2007
- Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager
- Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007
- Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007
- Microsoft OneCare Trial
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 CTP5
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition with SP1
- Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007
- Microsoft Virtual PC 2004
- Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard 32 and 64 bit
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
- Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition
- Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate w/ SP1 32 and 64 Bit
- Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP1 32 and 64 bit
- Several toolkits for selling these pieces of software
So I'm happy, plus all of this for $299 a year USD with quarterly updates with additional software and new versions!!!