I think Rick didn't notice that the upgrade was for VS 2012 Professional only. I even called MS Store today and confirmed that to qualify for VS 2013 Professional upgrade one has to have purchased VS 2012 professional. So at this point I won't be spending $500 for the full version.

>Hi Rick,
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>>FWIW, if you use VS for any serious work it's probably worth to invest in a full version of Pro and in some extra tooling like Resharper or CodeRush. If you have *any* previous version of Visual Studio you can upgrade in the Microsoft store for $99 until the end of January.
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>>http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Visual-Studio-Professional-2013/productID.284832200
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>I read there:
>For Visual Studio Professional 2013 Upgrade only: Valid 11/7/2013 until 1/31/2014, or while supplies last. Available in Microsoft online stores in US (including Puerto Rico). Offer limited to customers that are upgrading Visual Studio Professional 2012 to Visual Studio Professional 2013. Not valid on prior orders or purchases; cannot be transferred or otherwise redeemed for cash or gift cards. Not combinable with other offers. Limit 10 per customer, per purchase. Taxes may apply. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
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>where did you find the *any* version offer or did they change the text ? Not really in need (currently working half in Java) but having an option to switch to current C# for nearly no money might tempt me, if MS online stores in the US sell to europeans...