For those alarmed, I still seem to have access to all the credits awarded so far. I tried to investigate it further but every post was returning a 404.
It sounds like they have stopped taking applications, I do not think they have suddenly shut down the program over the weekend.
(Please correct me if I’m wrong OP)
phren0logy 1 days ago [-]
That's correct, any existing credit can still be used. Hopefully, the balance and burn-rate give others more of a runway than we have (which based on our balance when this dropped is more like a brick wall at this point).
itsajourno 1 days ago [-]
As the name suggests I'm a journalist and am checking this with Microsoft but if you're free to talk about this I'm on Signal at iainthomson.60
codingdave 1 days ago [-]
> I would be wary of agreements with Microsoft.
I'm unclear what part of their agreement with you was broken. Did they promise future credits, or the continuation of the program? You already said that you retained access to all credits that were approved. It sounds like you built a plan based on a possibility, not a legal contract, but if that isn't a fair take on it, please do elaborate.
jimbo101 6 hours ago [-]
There was little notice of the changes to be made, and their website formerly boasted of the path to unlock more credits within the year-long timeframe. It's Microsoft's money after all, with no guarantee, but the timing of it all kind of hurt us, given that we've built our platform on Azure in order to get more credits from them.
phren0logy 21 hours ago [-]
I addressed this directly:
> To be clear: it's their money and their program. I'm not disputing that they are totally within their rights to make this change. But the timing and abrupt nature have left us, and I suspect more than a few others, in the lurch.
But it’s fair to say we based our spending decisions not on the existence of the program, but acceptance into the program.
1 days ago [-]
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It sounds like they have stopped taking applications, I do not think they have suddenly shut down the program over the weekend.
(Please correct me if I’m wrong OP)
I'm unclear what part of their agreement with you was broken. Did they promise future credits, or the continuation of the program? You already said that you retained access to all credits that were approved. It sounds like you built a plan based on a possibility, not a legal contract, but if that isn't a fair take on it, please do elaborate.
> To be clear: it's their money and their program. I'm not disputing that they are totally within their rights to make this change. But the timing and abrupt nature have left us, and I suspect more than a few others, in the lurch.
But it’s fair to say we based our spending decisions not on the existence of the program, but acceptance into the program.