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Low cost VS 2005 -- is this a valid copy?


I was looking at prices for VS.NET 2005 and I found some super low cost
vendors selling it for around $100.

It says professional and not academic.

Do you think it's for real? Because Orcas is coming out soon?

Examples:

https://usm.channelonline.com/system...?id=M003142918

http://www.genesis-technologies.com/...oductID=215226


Mar 6 '07 #1
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No. MS doesn't discount their software when a new version comes out.
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I was looking at prices for VS.NET 2005 and I found some super low cost
vendors selling it for around $100.

It says professional and not academic.

Do you think it's for real? Because Orcas is coming out soon?

Examples:

https://usm.channelonline.com/system...?id=M003142918

http://www.genesis-technologies.com/...oductID=215226


Mar 7 '07 #2

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