If Microsoft wants .Net to succeed, it should make developer access free. How
many Windows applications would there be today if every developer of such an
application had to pay Microsoft $10,000 per year?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kyle Lussier" <lussier(_at_)AUTONOC(_dot_)COM>
To: <ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 23:02
Subject: Microsoft .NET Licensing
This should be of interest to some of the developers in this group.
Developers: What .Net will cost you
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7629784.html?tag=mn_hd
From the article:
"For standard use, which Microsoft expects will involve the majority of
users,
Microsoft will charge $10,000 per year for using .Net My Services and
$1,500
per application."
Kyle Lussier
www.AutoNOC.com