iow - you need an active msdn premium to get the 'upgrade'


Here’s the deal
The Visual Studio product line-up is evolving in 2010. During this transition time, you have an opportunity to activate a MSDN Premium subscription, which will convert to a more advanced edition of Visual Studio 2010 with MSDN.




>Looks like either Microsoft changed how that was working or didn't do a good job of explaining the upgrade option when it was first announced.
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>>That is not my understanding http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/msdn/default.mspx
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>>Professional with msdn Professional >> Professional with msdn
>>Professional with msdn Premium >> Premium with mdn
>>VSTS with msdn Premium >> Ultimate with msdn