Visual Studio 2010/.Net 4.0 B2 now available via MSDN Subscribers Download, new SKU names (Ultimate, Premium, Express Combo) and VS2010 launch dates announced

MSDN – Subscribers Download

See the new SKU names? Ultimate, Premium, Express Combo? Those are discussed in The Register article below….

(via RT from @regeiger - http://twitter.com/regeiger/statuses/4992975576)

 

The Register - Microsoft names Visual Studio 2010 dates

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This time, the company is spicing the packaging mix by throwing in hours of access to its Azure cloud plus upgrades to a new, top-of-the-line Visual Studio ALM package.

The changes will be unveiled today, as Microsoft announces the second Visual Studio 2010 beta and .NET Framework 4 beta two have been released to MSDN subscribers with everyone else getting code on October 21. …

Also, Microsoft will announce Visual Studio 2010 will officially launch on March 22, 2010.

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Microsoft will chop nine Visual Studio SKUs down to four, with the focus on ALM. Microsoft does not seem to be tampering with the Express editions, which add another five SKUs.

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What do you get in your new packages?

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Yeah! Both the launch date and a truncation of the SKU madness!

(via @marcot - http://twitter.com/marcot/statuses/4992849141)

 

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