Low cost VS 2005 -- is this a valid copy?

[John Bailo]

I was looking at prices for VS.NET 2005 and I found some super low cost
vendors selling it for around $100.

It says professional and not academic.

Do you think it's for real? Because Orcas is coming out soon?

Examples:

https://usm.channelonline.com/systemsdirect/storesite/Products/Overview/?id=M003142918

http://www.genesis-technologies.com/piddetail.asp?ProductID=215226

 

[Scott M.]

No. MS doesn't discount their software when a new version comes out.