Look at it differently...

A 3 year subscription will also give you the next version of Visual Studio too, so for a really great price you get two VS upgrades. You'll also get the next version of Windows and SQL Server. You really can't beat the price.

>Thank you, Mike. I prefer to spend less. I bought VS2005 for less than $400 and was pretty much happy for several years. I don't think I need to update my VS or SQL Server every year.