Hi Alan

Yes, that was my experience also.

Simon


>I did the same. The price worked out to about a third of the retail price around here. Then 3 days ago, I got a rebate coupon from Microsoft because I ordered the MSDN on DVD instead of CD. The rebate will make the overall final price slightly higher than the VFP upgrade price.
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>Alan
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>>Hi
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>>I obtained the MSDN Universal from eBay at a very reasonable price and it was all legitmate. So it made more sense to buy MSDN than to buy the full version of VFP8.
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>>Yes you can use the software after your MSDN subscription expires.
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>>Regards,
>>Simon
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>>>Hi,
>>>I'm wondering which is the best to buy ,
>>>a VFP 8 upgrade or MSDN subscription.
>>>(I currently have VFP7, and Visual Studio.Net)
>>>
>>>Also, If I purchase MSDN (is it for a year ?) , do I have to renew my subsription after the year is up to be able to use any of the products ?
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>
>>>Gerard