rbulph Posted November 1, 2005 Posted November 1, 2005 Anyone going to the "Ready Launch Tour"? Supposedly you get given Visual Studio 2005 for free. It sounds too good to be true. Is it the full version? Quote
Nate Bross Posted November 1, 2005 Posted November 1, 2005 I don't know, but you probably have to buy a ticket to attend the event, which most likely has the price included. Quote ~Nate� ___________________________________________ Please use the [vb]/[cs] tags on posted code. Please post solutions you find somewhere else. Follow me on Twitter here.
rbulph Posted November 1, 2005 Author Posted November 1, 2005 I don't know' date=' but you probably have to buy a ticket to attend the event, which most likely has the price included.[/quote'] Nope, it's free. I can't help thinking I must be missing something. Quote
VagabondSW Posted November 1, 2005 Posted November 1, 2005 Well, I noticed the San Francisco and Anaheim events are already closed. The only other one I'd be interested in attending would be the January 11 launch event in Washington DC, which is still open. Quote "Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence." -- Napolean Bonaparte
rbulph Posted November 2, 2005 Author Posted November 2, 2005 Well' date=' I noticed the San Francisco and Anaheim events are already closed. The only other one I'd be interested in attending would be the January 11 launch event in Washington DC, which is still open.[/quote'] I live in London and am going to that one on 15th Nov. Microsoft tell me they are giving away the free software at that too. If they don't it could even be worth flying to Washington just for the software. Crazy. Quote
Administrators PlausiblyDamp Posted November 2, 2005 Administrators Posted November 2, 2005 I'm going to the Birmingham one on the 8th of November and was nearly a 'Ask the Expert' at the Harrogate one on the 22nd. Quote Posting Guidelines FAQ Post Formatting Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them. -- Albert Einstein
BobThePenguin Posted November 2, 2005 Posted November 2, 2005 Nope' date=' it's free. I can't help thinking I must be missing something.[/quote'] Nope, I thought so too but after an annoyingly long time I managed to get answers out of MS. You get a full copy of Standard VS 2005 and Standard SQL. SQL comes with one CAL (apparently Client Access License). Just thought you might prefer not having to deal with microsoft. I know I was surprised at how hard it was to get answers out of them, especially since it is a major promotion. Quote
VagabondSW Posted November 2, 2005 Posted November 2, 2005 It would appear the Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition will retail for less than $50. The features in the professional editions are a bit disappointing. In order to get the development and test operating systesms, you have to buy the VS2005 w/ MSDN Professional Subscription for an MSRP of $1200. That's also your only choice if you want the Microsoft Office tools AND mobile or 64-bit support. However, in order to get the development and test servers, you have to get VS2005 w/ MSDN Premium subscription for an MSRP of $2500. All I really care about are Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2005. I can get SQL Server Developer Edition in all versions, so that's covered. Does Windows Server 2003 come with the development and test operating systems or servers? By the way, knowing what we know now, the software being given away at the launch events is freely available for download to MSDN subscribers and certainly not worth the price of a plane ticket. Quote "Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence." -- Napolean Bonaparte
rbulph Posted November 2, 2005 Author Posted November 2, 2005 OK, that makes a bit more sense now. Still worth going, since I'm not an MSDN subscriber, but, yes, not worth crossing the Atlantic for. I have to say that from Microsoft's website, I have little understanding of what you can do with the Professional edition that you can't do with the Standard one. Maybe that's an indication that I don't need it! Microsoft Office tools? Presumably that's something more than the automation of Microsoft office programs that you can do with Visual Basic 6.0 since I see you can do this in VB .net Express anyway. But I can't see any explanation of what it actually is. Quote
Leaders snarfblam Posted November 3, 2005 Leaders Posted November 3, 2005 It would appear the Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition will retail for less than $50.[/Quote] I feel the need to point out the fine print. This product can only be sold to College Students, Educational Institutions, Administrative Offices & Boards of Education, Public Libraries, and Public Museums.[/Quote] Looks like I'm out of luck; I pay full price. Quote [sIGPIC]e[/sIGPIC]
VagabondSW Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 Oh, I missed the academic pricing. The full retail price is around $250. Quote "Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence." -- Napolean Bonaparte
jo0ls Posted November 11, 2005 Posted November 11, 2005 heres a breakdown of the many many versions... Quote
jo0ls Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 Those who attended Birmingham UK could leave with the standard version, or a voucher to get professional sent through the post - they just didn't have any stock yet. London should be the same, 8) Quote
rbulph Posted November 15, 2005 Author Posted November 15, 2005 Those who attended Birmingham UK could leave with the standard version' date=' or a voucher to get professional sent through the post - they just didn't have any stock yet. London should be the same, 8)[/quote'] Only option was to get a voucher for the Professional edition - it seems it's not a question of stock but of when it actually gets released. Quote
Administrators PlausiblyDamp Posted November 15, 2005 Administrators Posted November 15, 2005 Could we? Missed that one, then again an MSDN subscription is a wonderful thing... Pity they only have the professional edition currently available. Quote Posting Guidelines FAQ Post Formatting Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them. -- Albert Einstein
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