MS ISV Community Days Event Presentation Slides

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andrewbrust @otherscottlowe @wbm MS is making calculated decisions. Question is effectiveness of the calculus. about 16 hours ago

andrewbrust @DrPizza That will be the Beta EULA though...RTM EULA is what we want to know about. about 16 hours ago

andrewbrust @DrPizza Also am wondering whether Express license will permit use of compiler for Win32 from CL. Perhaps possible, but disallowed. about 16 hours ago

andrewbrust @DrPizza My question is for non-IDE, SDK-only, command line compilation. It's an edge case, but symbolically important. about 17 hours ago

andrewbrust Alright, so basically we're unsure if C++ Win32 Apps built with Win8 SDK + RTM VS 11 Express are possible, impossible or disallowed about 17 hours ago

andrewbrust Alright, so basically we're unsure if Win32 Apps built with WinSDK + RTM VS 11 Express are possible, impossible or disallowed about 17 hours ago

andrewbrust @TheNextWeb As long as it takes to get out of obscurity. They have no choice but to persevere. This isn't Palm/HP. about 17 hours ago

andrewbrust A wise man who (still) works at MS said to me "DevDiv is trying to increase revenue by a large % in an age when dev tools are free." about 17 hours ago

andrewbrust @DrPizza I know and court of public opinion would dictate same. But there's no moral imperative. MS can charge if they want to. about 17 hours ago

andrewbrust @DrPizza And he may be in the vast minority, but he will still get airtime and big influence about 17 hours ago

MS ISV Community Days Event Presentation Slides

Other than a startup glitch with wireless microphone static, today's talk on ADO.NET 2.0 went quite well, all in all. Thanks again to Sajee Mathew for inviting me and ThinkPath for hosting the event. Those interested in the slides can find them here. And I'll be doing the whole talk again on St. Patty's Day.