I see that most personal/standard editions of deveopment software (like MSVC or BCB) prohibits selling programs made with the software. Does an ameteur developer like me need to save around $1000 to make a few bucks off a program?

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The standard edition of VC++.Net is $89 at Amazon and allows selling your software, so the answer is no. Introductory and Academic editions do limit you that way, however.

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quote: Original post by LaughingD
Introductory and Academic editions do limit you that way, however.

I cannot speak for the Introductory edition, but for the Academic edition this is not true. It has no restrictions on what you can do with the software you create.


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