>Hi Jordan
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>Thanks for your response.
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>>The new VS.Net2005 Express beta2 is freeware for downloading too
>>http://www.asp.net/Default.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=1
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>Is VS.Net2005 Express supposed to be free once out of beta?
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>What about developing regular apps, okay I would want to use C# as hilmar pointed out being a free compiler.
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>What all would be required to develop a .Net business app and where does the free ride end?

YAG wrote Hilmar that it will be freeware or will be not more than $50.
If they like to promote their strategy much more developers have to switch to .Net. Especialy web developers.
But 50% of this market is Linux based and I think that M$ couldn't aford to ask $50 for light version of VS.Net. I read somewhere that they will decline prices for Pro VS.Net version twice :-)