VS 2005 Pricing and Licensing (sucks)

[Update: You can go vote against this licensing scheme in the Microsoft feedback center, thanks to Jordan T.]
 
It's bad enough that Unit Testing will not be included in all versions of Visual Studio(like Microsoft thinks only "privileged" owners can get this "benefit"), now we get this bomb.
 
Mike Gunderloy wraps up nicely the whole new pricing scheme for Visual Studio 2005 and Team System editions . I I agree with Mike that Microsoft probably took a wrong turn somewhere when they decided that the various Team System editions will not be available without extra pricing even for MSDN universal subscribers (in fact they jacked up the VSTS+MSDN prices).
 
Here's a good quote that sums up nicely Mike's thoughts and my own as well:
 
"Finally, I think Microsoft is making a serious, serious mistake in not including the whole Team Foundation Server in the top-level MSDN package. I could rant on about this a bit, but Eric Bowen beat me to it with a perfect post. You ought to hop over to his blog and read the whole thing; I'll quote the ending: "Bottom line for Microsoft:  How can you expect consultants to recommend products to clients that we aren't familiar with, because we don't have access to them?" I'm with him on that.."
Published Tuesday, March 22, 2005 9:04 PM by RoyOsherove
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Tuesday, March 22, 2005 10:07 AM by TrackBack

# VS 2005 Pricin and Licensing (sucks)

Tuesday, March 22, 2005 10:08 AM by TrackBack

# VS 2005 Pricing and Licensing (sucks)

Tuesday, March 22, 2005 10:35 AM by TrackBack

# Team System pricing and a workaround

Tuesday, March 22, 2005 10:37 AM by TrackBack

# Team System pricing and a workaround

Tuesday, March 22, 2005 2:26 PM by M. Keith Warren

# re: VS2005 Pricing and Licensing (sucks)

I second that notion - the only way VSTS gains traction is through evangelism most common from people who have MSDN subscriptions/MVPs
Tuesday, March 22, 2005 4:31 PM by Eric

# re: VS 2005 Pricing and Licensing (sucks)

The link posted above is to a case that is closed and refers to this one:
http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/ProductFeedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=2b58b8db-5bba-4dfc-be10-78ad43686b3b
Tuesday, March 22, 2005 10:16 PM by SBC

# re: VS 2005 Pricing and Licensing (sucks)

VS2005 Pricing - SNAFU But Not FUBAR
http://weblogs.asp.net/sbchatterjee/archive/2005/03/22/395527.aspx
Wednesday, March 23, 2005 11:39 AM by TrackBack

# Eric gets it right.

Saturday, March 26, 2005 9:30 AM by TrackBack

# Visual Studio 2005: una occasione mancata?

Monday, March 28, 2005 12:09 AM by TrackBack

# Visual Studio 2005: una occasione mancata?

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