Come git! Visual Studio 2005 Pricing for Oz!

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There has been too much confusion around the release of Visual Studio 2005; what with the changes to the MSDN subscription model and the pricing flux. So it’s nice to see some hard numbers (hard numbers are good to find :>)!

https://www.microsoft.com/australia/msdn/howtobuy/visualstudio2005.aspx

MSDN Universal
Ideal for:
Either:
Application architecture, planning and Enterprise team development
Discounted price: $3,894.00^*
 
 
MSDN Universal gives you priority access to:
 
  • Technical contentGuaranteed online support
  • Phone incident support (4)Microsoft operating systems (limited use rights)
  • Broad range of Windows Server System products (limited use rights)
  • Comprehensive set of Microsoft developer tools, including Visual Studio. NET Enterprise Architect 2003
  • Microsoft Productivity Applications
Step-up to with MSDN Premium:
 
Includes:
 
  • and
  • and
 
 
MSDN Universal Subscribers will be eligible for a special Subscriber's price for Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite and receive all three Team Editions^.
 
Special Subscriber's price: $1,739.00^#
 
Please register your interest to step up to Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite by contacting Microsoft on 13 20 58. Products will available at launch.
Get your complimentary Visual Studio Team Edition of your choice with MSDN Premium:
Choose from:
 
  • or
  • or
 
Special Subscriber's offer: No additional cost to you
 
Please choose the Team Edition of your choice by contacting Microsoft on 13 20 58. Products will available at launch.
 
So from what I can tell, if you have MSDN Universal, or buy MSDN Universal, then the step-up to Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite for the special price of $1,739.00! Now, you have some choices, for example,  $1,700 AUD also gets you an nice little Holden Gemini, I’m not sure I effective the ole’ Gemi is in storing source code, but it would sure get you to those Monday morning project meetings ;)