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ultimate version available for a completely reasonable $12 000! http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/ultimate http://www.microsoft

by hubb 17y ago

ultimate version available for a completely reasonable $12 000! http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/ultimate http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-ed...

heresy 17y ago
I paid $400 to do a university paper this semester, great timing, signed up for DreamSpark and got VS2010 Professional for free ;)
drawkbox 17y ago
I was blown away by this. I have used all versions of VS and always worked at places that provided it or were gold partners or in the MSDN subscriptions. The cost of one copy is MORE than a MSDN subscription. Seriously what is up with the pricing? This is waaaaay too much for an IDE these days. I could buy both Maya and 3dsmax cheaper than that.
- sp332 17y ago
  >The cost of one copy is MORE than a MSDN subscription. That's because it includes an MSDN sub. Still astronomical, I know.
- icey 17y ago
  iirc the Ultimate version doesn't come with the professional MSDN subscription.
ciniglio 17y ago
Do you know if that price is there just for the anchoring effects (like the article discussed on hn last week)? Or do people actually pay $12k for vs?
- snprbob86 17y ago
  That's MSRP -- No one actually pays that.... at least I hope not... However, Ultimate also includes a full MSDN license.
  - sev 17y ago
    Ultimate also includes a full MSDN license So does the professional version at $1,199
    - snprbob86 17y ago
      Whoa. Then never mind. I take it back: that price is absolutely ridiculous.
    - storm 17y ago
      Not the same MSDN subscription - no development licenses for Office, many server products, etc. See e.g. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/subscriptionschart.aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/subscriptionsc... But yes, still insane.
jf 17y ago
If you work for a startup that is less than 3 years old, with less than $1 million in yearly revenue, you can get it for free via BizSpark (microsoft.com/bizspark)

by hubb 17y ago

heresy 17y ago

I paid $400 to do a university paper this semester, great timing, signed up for DreamSpark and got VS2010 Professional for free ;)

drawkbox 17y ago

I was blown away by this. I have used all versions of VS and always worked at places that provided it or were gold partners or in the MSDN subscriptions. The cost of one copy is MORE than a MSDN subscription. Seriously what is up with the pricing? This is waaaaay too much for an IDE these days. I could buy both Maya and 3dsmax cheaper than that.

sp332 17y ago
>The cost of one copy is MORE than a MSDN subscription. That's because it includes an MSDN sub. Still astronomical, I know.
icey 17y ago
iirc the Ultimate version doesn't come with the professional MSDN subscription.

ciniglio 17y ago

Do you know if that price is there just for the anchoring effects (like the article discussed on hn last week)? Or do people actually pay $12k for vs?

snprbob86 17y ago
That's MSRP -- No one actually pays that.... at least I hope not... However, Ultimate also includes a full MSDN license.
- sev 17y ago
  Ultimate also includes a full MSDN license So does the professional version at $1,199
  - snprbob86 17y ago
    Whoa. Then never mind. I take it back: that price is absolutely ridiculous.
  - storm 17y ago
    Not the same MSDN subscription - no development licenses for Office, many server products, etc. See e.g. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/subscriptionschart.aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/subscriptionsc... But yes, still insane.

jf 17y ago

If you work for a startup that is less than 3 years old, with less than $1 million in yearly revenue, you can get it for free via BizSpark (microsoft.com/bizspark)