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How much will these products cost?
We are announcing a pricing promotion for Visual Studio Express ? for the first year after the products launch on November 7th, 2005, customers will be able to visit MSDN to download their copy of Visual Studio Express for free!**
Our customers are very excited about the release of these products, so this limited-time download is our gift to the hobbyist, student, and novice community ? we?re excited to see the amazing applications they?ll build!
Note that SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is also a free download. The free pricing for SQL Server Express is not limited to the same one-year promotional period as Visual Studio Express.
Originally posted by: shahbazq
I looked into the 1 year thing and you can keep the software for free after the year is up. Basically, you can freely download it until Nov 7, 2006, but after that you have to pay to download it.
The software isn't "illegal" after the year is up.
I must say, this kinda matches up exactly with me, I'm a chemical engineer that likes to tool around with programming every now and then, and getting msvs express edition for free is a pretty good deal.
4. Can I use Express Editions for commercial use?
Yes, there are no licensing restrictions for applications built using the Express Editions.
Originally posted by: diegoalcatraz
4. Can I use Express Editions for commercial use?
Yes, there are no licensing restrictions for applications built using the Express Editions.
From: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/support/faq/
Originally posted by: mikester
What's the big deal? There have been very good free Java and even C++ IDEs around for years. I'm surprised Microsoft didn't start giving their tools away sooner, since .NET is all about locking people into their platform.
Anyone?Originally posted by: Megatomic
I got Visual Basic and Web Development Express. Do I need SQL Server Express to piddle around with those two packages? If I do, for what? Thanks!
Originally posted by: Megatomic
Anyone?Originally posted by: Megatomic
I got Visual Basic and Web Development Express. Do I need SQL Server Express to piddle around with those two packages? If I do, for what? Thanks!