It depends on your environment. If you only work in VFP and only support Win9X then no, it isn't worth the money (IMO). Because you are getting a lot that you will never need/use.

However, if you use multiple environments (VFP, VB, VC++) and you create applications that run on a variety of platforms (Win9X, NT, Win2K) then it is without doubt worth the investment. Universal gives you all the Visual Studio stuff as well as the OSs and the add-ons (SQL Server, Exchange, etc.).

TechNet Plus isn't as usefull to me. It would be a "nice to have". If you don't have access to support.microsoft.com then its essential.

>Hi all, I'm currently considering investing in both MSDN Universal and TechNet Plus and have a few questions about their value to a VFP developer...
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>How many of you subscribe to the MSDN and/or TechNet subscriptions?
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>Do you feel that the MSDN Universal subscription is worth the $$ and useful for a VFP developer to have? If so, what do you feel are the primay advantages?
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>If I subscribed to MSDN Universal before the release of VS 7, will VS 7 be sent as part of the subscription when it's released? (or is this more of a question for MS themselves?)
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>Thanks,
>- Brian