Thursday, April 15, 2004
Visual C++ Giveaway
Apparently, on Monday, MS will make VC7.1 (VC 2003) compiler and bits a free download (not time crippled, not usage crippled, not the IDE / GUI) -- the next version will be the same.
Looks like the pressure to give away tools in order to get platform adoption is reaching MS again (C# compiler and .NET are already free downloads).
Where will it all end?
Apparently, on Monday, MS will make VC7.1 (VC 2003) compiler and bits a free download (not time crippled, not usage crippled, not the IDE / GUI) -- the next version will be the same.
Looks like the pressure to give away tools in order to get platform adoption is reaching MS again (C# compiler and .NET are already free downloads).
Where will it all end?
