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by dav-id 5131 days ago
Students can get VS and other MS software for free through various programs such as MSDNAA
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cycojesus 5131 days ago
Some of us (neither students nor fat salary receiving end) are struggling to make ends meet and try their hand at app development as a way out of struggle.
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dagw 5131 days ago
If you're a small, newly founded, company you can get a free copy of Visual Studio Ultimate, together with all the documentation and training material you need, by signing up for BizSpark
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aschearer 5131 days ago
According to the article you can continue to try your hand at app development for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 7 using the free "Express" version of Visual Studio.
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bad_user 5131 days ago
The software distributed through MSDNAA is (1) always a little outdated and (2) only for non-commercial development.
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