Microsoft actually has this program called BizSpark which helps startups get off the ground. It gets you cheap access to MS software and access to potential partners. From the perspective of the common startup case, it's a pretty good route to go. The vast majority of startups will never be an overnight runaway success facebook, twitter or google.

King's Bounty was what the whole heroes of might and magic series was based on, and that came out in 1990.