I got VS 2008 pretty cheap on ebay. Technically, it's the academic edition but it has all of the functionality of VS Pro but not Team edition. I think I paid about $150. If you do not need the advanced features the no cost Express version is really very good. _____ From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dennis Brown Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 9:41 PM To: ProgrammingBlind Subject: Best place to purchase? Where is the best place to purchase VS 2008 Pro and MS SQL 2005 Developers ed? Thanks, Dennis Brown __________ NOD32 3200 (20080619) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com