Free Developer Tools From Microsoft
UPDATED!
Microsoft is offering free copies of Visual Studio 2008, SQL Server 2005, and Windows 2003 Server STD Edition to qualifying students.
On April 30th I completed the online validation process as a UC Berkeley student (I listen to the lecture podcasts), but I skipped the required part where I email or fax in documentation to support my claim of UC Berkeley Student status.
Three weeks later, after the deadline to submit the documentation had passed, my student status was confirmed anyways.
End result – Free legitimate keys for the major Microsoft products.
If you want to try yourself, the signup website is here: https://downloads.channel8.msdn.com/Products.aspx