is there a difference between visual c++ standard edtion and the acedemic edition besides academic is cheaper?

You have to be a student (or teacher) to buy the academic version and you can''t sell what you make with it (I''m not sure about the last one though).

/. Muzzafarath

Technically, it''s not just that you can''t sell your program, you can''t distribute your executables at all.

so technecoly its just another introductery edition

Isn''t the intro. ed. somehow scaled back or limited?

Don''t know about vc stand-alone, but the education edition of VisualStudio Professional only costs $100 and you can distribute your exes but can''t use it commercially.

Not just that you can buy from Ms being a student:
(Windows2000 + Win98) are also available for $50
Office2000 +Office98[mac] are available for about $100


Oh, and the packages are empty when you buy them, you just get a form for youre school to fill, then you sent it to the address, and about a month you receive the full package delivered to your home [mine also had a cellular phone as a bonus]

Hmm, I wonder how many times I''m going to have to say this.

I purchased the academic versions of both Visual Studio 97 and 6.0 Professional. I carefully read through the licensing agreements and THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS. That''s right, none! It''s identical to the retail professional.

This means that you CAN sell what you make with it. The only restriction is that you must be a currently enrolled student to purchase it.

This may not apply to all academic software, but it certainly applies to Visual Studio 97 and 6.0 Professional.


Josh
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