Well damnit! I figured when they raised the price, since there was such a price control on these things that there wouldnt be a special making it this cheap again, and having missed that final special microsoft did I just bit the bullet and "overpayed" as it were to renew....sheesh, my CAG karma/timing is way off it seems since I didn't even use said card yet, I could have waited and got this one...damnit....next year I am holding out....assuming I even renew, since at this point I am really questioning the worth anyway...