Our team is interested in pursuing the development for SL4 with Blend 4. But the sales model from MS is such that we have to buy Expression Studio Ultimate 4 for $599 per license. That’s a bull crap. We don’t care about Expression Web or SuperPreview or Encoder or Design. Give me freaking only Blend + Sketchflow.
Why can’t I just buy that for cheaper? Why, time to time, MS does this to the developers? You can buy MS Word without buying the whole slew of MS Office then why can’t I do the same with Blend 4?
Moreover, the upgrade price is $349 if you own “retail” version of Expression Studio 3, that’s another crap. We had MSDN subscriptions 1-2 years ago for Expression Studio 3 but that’s not eligible for upgrade.
Does anyone know if there’s a workaround to get license for Blend 4 + Sketchflow and not have to pay $599 per license?