Microsoft growing :)

Another 5 billion added and 65 % growth in last quarter

http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/26/technology/microsoft.reut/index.htm?section=money_latest

Now, I hope that when Orcas comes out, microsoft will continue to give free standard editions

good news for all of us then

anand.t wrote:



Now, I hope that when Orcas comes out, microsoft will continue to give free standard editions

You can already get CTP's of Orcas Express.

I downloaded VB Express yesterday and it didn't install, so i shall try them another time.

Looking forward to vweb dev

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/future/downloads/default.aspx

Microsoft realizes the world is becoming flatter. How do you get great devs on your platform if you do not have a free version like the rest of the market. In fact they trump that. Its hard to feel limited by the Express version in your first year. I compare my experience with companies like Borland and Sun who have my mind half hearted offerings for the free.

Re: Free Express Editions

Go here, or here from the "express" gaffer here
 
It's folly to expect an entry level programmer to shell out £500 for Visual Studio, consequently I would conjecture that it's highly unlikely that their entry level software would ever be chargeable.

A great deal of effort is going into "free" learner centre.

actually I was not talking about the express editions, I am taking about these

http://www.microsoft.com/business/vb2005upgrade/default.mspx

free standard edition for watching some webcasts . I wont mind if they replace the offer with Vs.Net professional 2007/2008

anand.t wrote:

actually I was not talking about the express editions, I am taking about these

http://www.microsoft.com/business/vb2005upgrade/default.mspx

free standard edition for watching some webcasts . I wont mind if they replace the offer with Vs.Net professional 2007/2008

When VS and SQL Server 2005 came out, Microsoft gave a free copy of VS 2005 Standard and SQL Server Standard to everyone who attended the launch training session.

When Office 2007 came out, they gave a free copy of Office 2007 Professional to anyone who attended the launch training session.

In the last two years, I've gotten over a thousand dollars in free software just for going to training I had already planned to attend. I like this trend, and wish for it to continue.