Microsoft revamps its developer tools with a new cloud focus

Microsoft has announced new developers tools and services at its Connect event under way in New York. The forked, open source version of the .NET platform, called .NET Core, is now at Release Candidate status, as is ASP.NET 5.0, Microsoft's web application framework. These are now available under a "Go-Live" licence, which …

[dogged]

Monthly sub

For once, not a terrible idea.

For example, say you need Coded UI tests written. Your Build server will happily run them with Pro but you need Enterprise to code the damn things. Buy it for a couple of months, then let it lapse. That's actually useful.

[Steve Davies 3]

Re: Monthly sub

Useful until MS get wise to it and change the T's & C's. After all they are only in this for how many £££££ your company can pad out their coffers with.

[cambsukguy]

Re: Monthly sub

> After all they are only in this for how many £££££ your company can pad out their coffers with.

Isn't it their reason to exist?, shareholders require it, isn't it even illegal not to do that?

That's why it is Microsoft.com not Microsoft.org

Although obviously they own .org too.

[KjetilS]

Re: Monthly sub

isn't it even illegal not to do that?

No it isn't...

[dogged]

Re: Monthly sub

Better a couple of months of Enterprise than no months of Enterprise.