Joshua Stengel

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What does it take to qualify for upgrade pricing for VS2008?

Apparently not much.  According to the product pricing page, all you need is "Any other developer tool".  Here is the full eligibility statement found at the bottom of this page:

Upgrade Pricing Eligibility

To qualify for upgrade pricing, you must be a licensed user of one of the following products:

  • An earlier version of Microsoft Visual Studio
  • Any other developer tool

The free Visual Web Developer 2008 Express edition binds you to a license and is a developer tool. Hmmm...seems to qualify. Can anyone confirm/debunk this assumption?

How about Dreamweaver or my dusty copy of FrontPage 97?  Any Netscape Composer 4.0 users still out there? 

Posted: Mar 04 2008, 01:52 PM by jstengel | with 5 comment(s)
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Bill said:

Does emacs or vim count?

# March 5, 2008 9:29 AM

Stephen said:

It appears MS has clarified. Check out the page now.

msdn2.microsoft.com/.../cc263904.aspx

It now reads

Any other developer tool (including free developer tools, such as Visual Studio Express Editions or Eclipse)

# March 9, 2008 9:42 PM

Dan said:

Does vb professional 6.0 qualify?

# May 10, 2008 6:39 PM

virenl said:

I read this (including free developer tools, such as Visual Studio Express Editions or Eclipse) too and have wondered is it true? Has anyone actually tried to purchase a VS Studio upgrade and install it when they only had the free Express Editions?

# June 2, 2008 11:16 AM

jstengel said:

I got a new workstation and re-installed VS from my upgrade disc with NO other developer tools installed and it went right on.  Never asked for my VS 2005 disc or anything. I think the license is probably relying on the "honor" system as opposed to actually checking the machine for a qualifying product.

# June 2, 2008 3:33 PM
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