"Academic" vs Professional VS.Net

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From: jtart2 (jtart2_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/26/04 

Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 13:57:04 -0700

I am interested in purchaseing Visual Studio.Net, but I would like to know if
there is a funcitonal diference between "Academic" and "Professional"
versions.

I am not a programmer, but would like to learn. I do not intend to sell any
programs that I write (at least not any time soon).

Can the "Professional VS.Net" do anything that the "Academic VS.Net" can't.
Should I buy the cheaper "Academic Version" even though I'm not a student in
school?
Thanks for the feedback!
Joe

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