• Microsoft Bizspark worth it for Open Source startups?

    At WonderPoint, we’re building some awesome logistics apps using open source technologies (Angular JS, PHP, Redis, Resque and Percona) which will be delivered as SaaS. So does Microsoft Bizspark program make sense for startups such as ours? Short Answer: Yes! Long Answer: It is true that Microsoft Bizspark program comes loaded with free Microsoft software that are worth thousands of dollars in open market. But these are of no use if you are building your product using open source stack. The licenses issued under Bizspark are not for internal use. For example, you can install MS Office for testing but cannot use it to create a word document/or draft an email for…