Microsoft Reaches Out to Enthusiasts with Visual Studio 2005 & SQL Server Express Editions
“Reaching out to the several million non-professional developers who probably felt snubbed by the past two Visual Studio releases, Microsoft this week revealed that it would ship simpler, lightweight versions of Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 next year. Beta versions of the new offerings, which will be sold under the “Express” moniker, are now available for free download; Microsoft says the final versions of these products, along with the more professional versions of Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005, will be available by mid-2005.”
