Is a free, publicly downloadable edition of Visual Studio 2010 available?

+3 A:

Well, right now this is in beta... but more then likely, once it comes out, there will be "Express" free versions just as with 2008 and 2005.

That's just my educated guess... I don't know for sure that MS will release Express versions, but probably.

eidylon 2009-09-02 23:54:45

A:

All of the Express versions of Visual Studio are free but the other versions are not.

JaredPar 2009-09-02 23:54:59

Correction: Express, not Expression

Zian Choy 2009-09-02 23:58:22

Why is this downvoted?

sbi 2009-09-03 09:01:13

@sbi, wondering the same thing.

JaredPar 2009-09-03 15:53:36

+2 A:

You can download the beta free here. But that will expire before too long, after which you'll have to download the Express editions.

tsilb 2009-09-02 23:57:28

There are also trial versions, though obviously those cannot be used to develop commercial software.

Pavel Minaev 2009-09-03 00:04:24

A:

If you're at a school that has MSDN AA, then yes.

How do you normally get new software right now?

Zian Choy 2009-09-02 23:57:47

+1 A:

Right now the beta is free, if you qualify for BizSpark you can get the RTM version for free as well.

Andy Gaskell 2009-09-03 00:00:26

+1 for BizSpark. Still can't believe MS cares that much.

JonnyD 2009-09-03 00:01:54

+2 A:

Yes.

Do you mean legally? That's a different question.

Chris Simmons 2009-09-03 00:01:53

Do you mean "legally, not in Somalia"? ;)

Pavel Minaev 2009-09-03 00:04:59

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