VS 2010 Product Release Date? March 22, 2010
I don't recall Microsoft announcing a Visual Studio release date this far in advance. The official launch is March 22, 2010.
In the past there have been two product release dates for Visual Studio. The first was soon after release to manufacturing (RTM) courtesy of MSDN Downloads. The second was the marketing release when the real sales pitch to regular purchasers got underway.
Any guesses on the date for MSDN availability of the final product?
I love license terms (any chance to ridicule lawyers!) Have you read them all? Here are some of the interesting conditions that allow you to "go live" with VWD. You vow:
- To back up and protect your data
- To stop using the software if Microsoft asks you
- To warn people it's a possibly buggy beta
- Not to collect personally identifiable or confidential data
- Not to use it for e-commerce or financial transactions
BTW, VWD Express 2010 Beta 2 stops working June 30, 2010.
Ken