Guy Barrette, Microsoft, Regional Director, Montreal, Canada, Visual Studio, .NET Expertise Visual Studio 2005 Pricing - Guy Barrette

Guy Barrette

Microsoft Regional Director, Montreal, Canada

Visual Studio 2005 Pricing

Microsoft just published a press release with pricing info on Visual Studio 2005.

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/mar05/03-21VS2005PR.asp

Some highlights (US$):

  • Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition: $799 (upgrade: $549)
  • Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System: $799 (upgrade: $549)
  • Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition: $299 (upgrade: $199)
  • Visual Studio 2005 Express editions will be $49.
  • Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition with MSDN Premium subscription: $2,499 (renewal: $1,999)

    • Read this carefully:
    No-Cost Upgrades for Active MSDN Universal Subscribers
    Existing MSDN Universal subscribers can enjoy a seamless transition to Visual Studio 2005 Team System and automatically receive a no-cost upgrade to one of the role-based subscription products for each active subscription license they own at the time of product availability. Special upgrade pricing to the Team Suite also will be available. Active subscribers may elect to renew their subscription and preserve their existing pricing for future renewals, if they choose; customers without subscriptions, or customers whose subscriptions have lapsed at the time of product availability, will not receive these special pricing offers.

    In other words, get MSDN Universal NOW to get special pricing.

     

    Guy

    Posted: Mar 21 2005, 11:09 AM by guybarrette | with 7 comment(s)

    Comments

    Travis said:

    MSDN Universal is tooo expensive myself as a freelance developer. Wish I could find a line on it cheaper.
    # March 21, 2005 12:01 PM

    Dick said:

    As an independent developer, I have been forced to drastically lower my rates over the past 2 years. This is what happens when more developers compete for fewer jobs and is a direct result of off-shoring and a weak economy. Yet the rate for MSDN Universal keeps going up.

    I used to subscribe to this every year since it became available. Two years ago was a real struggle, last year I couldn't justify the expense because there was nothing new. This year I need it but I just can't afford it.
    # March 21, 2005 1:10 PM

    Cheap Developer said:

    Look for MSDN subscriptions on EBay. While not cheap (around $8-900 US), they are definitely cheaper. And they work. I've purchased a couple of licenses there within the past few years with no problems and no questions asked of anyone.
    # March 21, 2005 1:55 PM

    Jerry Dennany said:

    It amazes me that anyone would purchase Visual Studio without purchasing MSDN Universal. By the time you factor in the Office suite alone, it becomes a good deal. Add on top of that all the licensed servers available for development, it's almost a steal.

    Also, I've never payed sticker price for MSDN universal. It is usually deeply discounted through various (legitimate) channels.
    # March 21, 2005 3:07 PM

    denny said:

    Travis and others:

    ISV Empower program! gets you the stuff and gives you 2 years to just try and build one app for the market. check it out at the partner web site partner.microsoft.com
    # March 21, 2005 3:10 PM

    TrackBack said:

    # March 21, 2005 5:31 PM

    TrackBack said:

    ^_^,Pretty Good!
    # April 10, 2005 4:08 AM
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