Question about purchasing Visual Studio.NET

[SirLars]

I am a programmer, currently enrolled in a course to learn and get certified in Visual Studio.NET and want to install Visual Studio.NET here on my home machine to learn/work building my website and web applications.

I have been using the 60 day demo version of Visual Studio Professional that came with my textbook on my computer at school, but am not able to continue work at home. I find this frustrating, so I have been looking at purchasing the product for myself (instead of buying another text with a demo version).

I was shocked to see the incredible difference in prices between "student versions" and the version sold throug microsoft... and I was unable to find a reason on the website for NOT purchasing a "student" version.

Visual Studio.NET Professional $1079 USD

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/howtobuy/pricing.asp#professional

Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Professional $89.00 USD

http://www.studica.com/Microsoft/product_detail.cfm?productid=983

for a 990 dollar difference... there must be SOMEthing different? right? is it in the licensing? am i restricted in what i am allowed to produce with it?

Thanks in advance.

 

[wsmall73]

Believe it or not.. check out Ebay if you are hooked on using Visual Studio ( a buddy of mine picked up the professional version for $475)
There is a limitation to education purposes for the education version of Visual Studio

PS. Have you looked at WebMatrix??

http://www.asp.net/webmatrix/default.aspx?tabindex=4&tabid=46

this may be of interest... (cause it's free =))

 

[SirLars]

Wow, thanks alot.

I do need to use MS Visual Studio.NET, since the course i'm taking is written AROUND it (and the MS exam).

Are the limitations in the software? or how you are allowed to apply it?

From what I can tell, there is no difference in the product you receive...

No I hadn't heard of it (webmatrix), but I'm downloading it as I write this.

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[link9]

Using an academic version of software for any purpose other than (a)learning the product or (b)teaching the product is illegal.

That's the only difference.

Functionality is the same.

The answer to getting answered -- faq855-2992

 

[jfrost10]

i don't suppose the argument of "I'm a lifetime learner, and my classroom is the business world" would jive with MS eh?

curses...


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