> But they can only offer stripped down versions that the professional > developers don't want and that meet roughly the existing free market tools. > > If they gave away Visual Studio Pro Ultimate super-dooper (or whatever > the latest name is) they would be hailed as great by those using the > tools and promptly sued by Intel etc who would have just lost (nearly > all) their market.
I haven't tried each version independently, but looking at the feature list comparisons, the free 'express' versions don't look to be crippled to the point that people can't write decent desktop and web applications with them. Here's a link that compares them: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa700921.aspx If I didn't have MSDN already, I'd download and use the Express editions vs. buying the pro or even standard edition, most likely. -- Derek _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
