Tales from the Doghouse - Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions won't be free forever

Monday, February 06, 2006

Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions won't be free forever

A student pointed this out in class today. The free editions of Visual Studio 2005 Express won't be free forever - only until November 7th, 2006, which is one year from the launch. After that, it's assumed that the Express editions will be $49 each. You can find this information on the FAQ under pricing.

SQL Server 2005 Express edition, however, will remain free, as was promised during the launch events.

Why am I telling you this? So that you'll go download your free copies today! :-)

Monday, February 06, 2006 8:40:57 AM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00)

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Microsoft | Visual Studio 2005

Wednesday, June 21, 2006 4:06:26 AM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)

Effective April 19th, 2006, all Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions are free permanently. This pricing covers all Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions including Visual Basic, Visual C#, Visual C++, Visual J#, and Visual Web Developer as well as all localized versions of Visual Studio Express.

SQL Server 2005 Express Edition has always been and will continue to be a free download.

Eleazar P. Girang | elygirangAT NOSPAMgmail dot com

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