>Thanks for the replies,
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>Yes, I develop for a mixed environment, or at least test to see if things will work <g>.
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>Since I want to learn to develop VFP apps beyond the native VFP tables, I figure MSDN Universal would be the best way to get more bang for the buck.
>My biggest concern right now is if I pay for it now, and VS 7 is released in the spring, will I also have to shell out $$ for that as well? I planned on upgrading to the full VS suite with the version 7 release, and if I can get it with the MSDN, I'd rather do it that way.

If a new version of any of the subscription's offering's is released while the subscription is active, you get it. Often (always?) there is a public beta version. When VS 6.0 was released, Universal subscribers got it about a month prior to it being publicly available.