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Re:Microsoft Open Sources C# Compiler by nightski on Friday April 04, 2014 @04:10AM (#7529964)
I payed $99 for VS2013 Professional, as did many others. Which is probably a key factor in why it is the fastest selling release.
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Re:Microsoft Open Sources C# Compiler by jussij on Friday April 04, 2014 @08:03AM (#7530708)
At $100.00 a pop those sales numbers would still indicate VS generated sales revenue of $370.00 million.

My guess is the actual revenue figures are probably in the $1B to $2B (B = billion) range, which isn't too bad for a product that I'm sure Microsoft doesn't consider one of their big money makers and a product line that I'm sure they also subsidise with income from sales of their other products.

I too suspect Microsoft looks at VS as an essential, break even product, but with sales numbers like that I can't believe they aren't also making a nice little profit from VS.

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Re:Microsoft Open Sources C# Compiler by 72deluxe on Friday April 04, 2014 @06:03AM (#7530313)
How did you get it so cheap? Is it an educational one that has restrictions on releasing applications produced with it?
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Re:Microsoft Open Sources C# Compiler by mmorris on Friday April 04, 2014 @07:18AM (#7530527)
Looks like there was an MSDN deal for upgrades from VS 2012 (expired on Jan 31, 2014 though).

http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/The-99-VS2012-Pr...

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Re:Microsoft Open Sources C# Compiler by bananas on Friday April 04, 2014 @04:55AM (#7530101)
$499 is pretty good value over a year as well I found!
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