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Re:Xcode now costs US$ 4.99 by danieldk on Wednesday March 09, 2011 @05:07PM (#2306753)
Visual Studio Professional (for students/educators): $0.00
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Re:Xcode now costs US$ 4.99 by arethuza on Wednesday March 09, 2011 @05:18PM (#2306824)
Visual Studio Professional (if you turn up at any Microsoft meeting where they launch a new version of VS): £0
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Re:Xcode now costs US$ 4.99 by alextingle on Wednesday March 09, 2011 @05:32PM (#2306906)
Yay. Free coasters!
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Re:Xcode now costs US$ 4.99 by danieldk on Wednesday March 09, 2011 @05:51PM (#2306997)
I have no problem with the price of Visual Studio, if I'd use Windows. Just setting the record straight with respect to the grandparent post.

The bottom line is that many vendors learnt that to make tools available at a low price point for at least some audiences to capture mindshare.

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