You will get immediate access with your live.com credentials. Holiday Inn will however get a welcome letter or 2 and a monthly magazine...
You could try and enter the discount code TMSAM10 in the discount field that will save you 25% off the price. Works in Europe. ildoc
You have to have an address because they send you your benefits card. If you send it to anyone else, they may then have access to your account. Although MSDNAA may be cheaper, I don't believe the benefits are as good as Technet.
Thanks for the answer. So Microsoft won't get any buck from me, unless they practice same prices in Europe than in USA.
I really do not understand why there is always such a huge pricing difference in different countries. I understand why this might make you angry..