>>>>SQL Server Developer Edition becomes available for $49. USD.
>>>>
>>>>this is a free public service announcement
>>>
>>>A friend here at work "according to the MS site you have to have a MSDN Universal Subscription in order to purchase that for $49.00.
>>>
>>>He said he saw no place where you could buy that as a standalone for $49.00.
>>>
>>>Is this correct?
>>
>>http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/development.asp
>>
>>Says you can. See footnote 2.
>>Cetin
>
>My friend says "Where is the link to purchase for $49?" He is ready to jump on that deal... a lot of them at work here are!

Isn't above link enough ? I don't know how you could exactly buy in US. We're in a worse shape it says :

"All prices reflect pricing for purchases within the United States and are in U.S. dollars. The prices listed are estimated retail prices; reseller pricing may vary."

Cetin