告诉 HN：微软突然叫停初创企业扶持计划
6 分•作者: phren0logy•6 个月前
微软直到最近才为初创企业提供了一项非常慷慨的 Azure 信用额度计划。最初，公司可以获得大约 5000 美元的 Azure 信用额度，然后可以申请 25000 美元的增量，总额最高可达 15 万美元。
基于这项计划的存在，我们进行了一轮亲友融资，并制定了商业计划。我们在 Azure 上构建了一个原型。微软的代表们反应迅速且乐于助人。一切看起来都很顺利。
然后，微软毫无预兆地关闭了该计划，仅提前了大约 48 小时通知（其中大部分时间是周末）。尽管我们在该计划关闭之前提交了下一笔资金增量的申请，但他们拒绝提供任何额外的信用额度。
需要明确的是：这是他们的钱，也是他们的计划。我并不否认他们完全有权做出这一改变。但时机和突然性让我们，以及我怀疑还有其他一些人，陷入了困境。正如他们的计划所预期的那样，我们的原型产品高度依赖 Azure，寻找前进的道路将充满挑战。
这只是一个警告：我建议大家对与微软的协议保持警惕。
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Microsoft had, until recently, a very generous program of Azure credit for startups. Starting with around $5k in Azure credit, companies could re-apply for increments of $25k up to a total of $150k.<p>Based on the existence of this program, we did a round of friends-and-family fundraising and developed a business plan. We built a prototype in Azure. Microsoft reps were responsive and helpful. Things were looking good.<p>Then, unceremoniously and with about 48 hours of notice (much of which was the weekend), MS closed the program. Despite having submitted a request for the next funding increment before the program closed, they are declining to offer any more credit.<p>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. As intended by their program, our prototype product is highly Azure-centric, and it will be challenging to find a path forward.<p>This is simply a word of caution: I would be wary of agreements with Microsoft.