Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions 免费！

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Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions 免费！  
11月7日正式发布Visual Studio 2005后，微软随即算定将其Express Edition提供
一年的免费下载！

以下是微软网页上对价格的说明：

10. How much will these products cost?

We are announcing a pricing promotion for Visual Studio Express – for t
he first year after the products launch on November 7th, 2005, customers
will be able to visit MSDN to download their copy of Visual Studio Expr
ess for free!**

Our customers are very excited about the release of these products, so t
his limited-time download is our gift to the hobbyist, student, and novi
ce community – we’re excited to see the amazing applications they’ll
build!

Note that SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is also a free download. The f
ree pricing for SQL Server Express is not limited to the same one-year p
romotional period as Visual Studio Express.

[**We plan to launch the non-English versions of the Express products so
metime within 2-3 months after the English version launches on November
7th. The same pricing promotion will apply to these products, and will r
emain in effect for one full year after their respective availabilities.
]

11. You said “free for one year” — what does that mean, exactly? Will
you be charging for this later?

We originally announced pricing of Visual Studio Express at US$49. We ar
e now offering Visual Studio Express for free, as a limited-in-time prom
otional offer, until November 6, 2006. Note that we are also offering SQ
L Server 2005 Express Edition as a free download, and that this offer is
not limited to the same promotional pricing period as Visual Studio Exp
ress.

12. Do customers who acquire the Visual Studio Express products during t
he free promotional pricing period have to pay after the first year if t
hey want to continue to use them?

No, as long as you download Visual Studio Express on or before November
7th 2006, you will not have to pay for it.

从中我们可以看到，一年的免费下载并没有将使用限制在这一年内，用户只要是在
2006年11月7日前下载的都可以永久免费使用。另外其他语言版本的Express Editi
on也会相继推出，并使用同样的价格策略，一年的免费期会从相应的发布日期开始
计算。

下载:Visual Web Developer

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/vwd/download

下载:Visual Basic

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/vb/download

下载:Visual C#

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualcsharp/download

下载:Visual C++
下载:Visual J#

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualJ/download

下载:SQL Server Express

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/sql/download

Visual Studio Express 主页

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/