Comments on: Canceling a SQL Azure Account http://thomaslarock.com/2010/04/canceling-a-sql-azure-account/ Tue, 22 May 2012 14:55:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: SQL University - Cloud Week | SQLRockstar http://thomaslarock.com/2010/04/canceling-a-sql-azure-account/comment-page-1/#comment-1438 SQL University - Cloud Week | SQLRockstar Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:38:08 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=4109#comment-1438 [...] over your specified trial amount. Last year I signed up for this same “free” trial and got billed a whopping $1.06 that I was not [...] [...] over your specified trial amount. Last year I signed up for this same “free” trial and got billed a whopping $1.06 that I was not [...]

]]> By: Name not given http://thomaslarock.com/2010/04/canceling-a-sql-azure-account/comment-page-1/#comment-1437 Name not given Sun, 17 Oct 2010 11:50:11 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=4109#comment-1437 Microsoft has sunk to a new low . . . using "trial traps" . . . yes one must contact customer support to cancel a trial. There's plenty of opportunity to sign up for more services but they make it very hard to cancel. I called Microsoft support . . . all the options for Azure support were available EXCEPT the one to cancel . . . it says they are CLOSED! I'm just going to tell my cedit card company to charge back all Microsoft fees and move on to open source . . . there's plenty of free software out there that works suffciently well given the cost. Azure is lack luster to say the least and high priced given the limited services. BTW: I was a devoted Microsoft customer for 15 years . . . I'm also a MCSE . . . but I'm giving up on Microsoft because they really are indifferent, at best, to the impact they have on customers. Microsoft has sunk to a new low . . . using “trial traps” . . . yes one must contact customer support to cancel a trial. There’s plenty of opportunity to sign up for more services but they make it very hard to cancel. I called Microsoft support . . . all the options for Azure support were available EXCEPT the one to cancel . . . it says they are CLOSED! I’m just going to tell my cedit card company to charge back all Microsoft fees and move on to open source . . . there’s plenty of free software out there that works suffciently well given the cost. Azure is lack luster to say the least and high priced given the limited services. BTW: I was a devoted Microsoft customer for 15 years . . . I’m also a MCSE . . . but I’m giving up on Microsoft because they really are indifferent, at best, to the impact they have on customers.

]]> By: Thomas LaRock http://thomaslarock.com/2010/04/canceling-a-sql-azure-account/comment-page-1/#comment-1436 Thomas LaRock Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:52:29 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=4109#comment-1436 oh, i hadn't thought of that, good point. oh, i hadn’t thought of that, good point.

]]> By: Trevor Drummond http://thomaslarock.com/2010/04/canceling-a-sql-azure-account/comment-page-1/#comment-1435 Trevor Drummond Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:53:46 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=4109#comment-1435 This is one of my primary fears about Azure and why I've yet to set up a development sandbox. Sure it's free* because of my MSDN subscription, but yet they still want my credit card anyway. Sorry Microsoft, I don't trust you with an open invitation to bill me for an indefinite amount. I'd rather you just disable my site when I've hit the free limit. This is one of my primary fears about Azure and why I’ve yet to set up a development sandbox. Sure it’s free* because of my MSDN subscription, but yet they still want my credit card anyway.

Sorry Microsoft, I don’t trust you with an open invitation to bill me for an indefinite amount.

I’d rather you just disable my site when I’ve hit the free limit.

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