70-569 vs 70-503 and 70-565
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Friday, August 03, 2012 12:00 PMWhy did 70-569 retire on 31th of July 2012, while 70-503 and 70-565 retire a year later? 70-569 is basically 70-503 + 70-565.
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Monday, August 06, 2012 1:42 AMModeratorGood question and I don't have an answer for you. I will try and find someone at MS who may be able to provide some insight.
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Tuesday, August 07, 2012 8:45 AMModerator Your concerns have been raised here as well http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/btl/b/weblog/archive/2012/08/01/upcoming-exam-retirements-and-availability-of-related-certifications.aspx
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Tuesday, August 07, 2012 10:20 AM
Your concerns have been raised here as well http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/btl/b/weblog/archive/2012/08/01/upcoming-exam-retirements-and-availability-of-related-certifications.aspx
Thank you. Actually, same goes for 70-568, and other upgrade exams (for MCPD: web and MCPD:windows, I don't remember the numbers) although I do not care about them. -
Monday, August 13, 2012 6:01 AMModeratorI'm still chasing this up
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012 11:23 PMModeratorI still haven't received a reply from Microsoft.
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Thursday, August 30, 2012 3:10 AM
I agree! It is wrong. Same thing happened for our Upgrade exams for SQL 2005 to SQL 2008.
Some folks have replied, "Well, you had plenty of time to upgrade."
My response is, "Really?!? Okay. Well, why did all the developer and SQL Server 2005 Upgrade exams retire early while folks who are certified in Windows 2003 (9 years old!) can still take Upgrade exams until July, 2013?"
MCSA 2003 to 2008:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-648MCSE 2003 to 2008:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-649Thanks, Jeff, for posting your comments on the BornToLearn site.
Best wishes, Davin Mickelson
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Tuesday, September 04, 2012 10:20 PMModeratorI am still chasing this up
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Friday, September 07, 2012 3:19 AMModerator
Got a reply from Microsoft:
Upgrade exams are for intended for early adopters who hold the credential for a previous version of the same technology. Generally speaking, we keep them in market two or three years after the newer version is released and then retire them. In this case, the upgrade exams were available for more than three years.
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