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Old 05-17-2005, 12:28 AM
Kris Kumar
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Originally Posted by Robert Levy
Ok here's the deal...

The SDK itself has a number of technical (not political) dependencies on Visual Studio which is why VS must be installed first. Plans to have a free .NET Compact Framework 2.0 SDK are unchanged. The reference documentation for Windows Mobile 5.0 is now online in the MSDN Library. A free standalone emulator for Windows Mobile 5.0 is in the works (this is something we've never done before) and will be available once we've worked out a few bugs in the installer.
Thanks Robert

Standalone emulator, MSDN documentation and free .NET CF SDK will definitely help the mobile developer community and the enthusiasts. :clap:

Does Microsoft have any plans to have trial versions of VS.NET 2005? If the tools are not free, then there are two options:
1. Provide trial versions, so that budding mobile developers can experiment.
OR
2. Make VS.NET 2005 free for non-commercial purposes. [this one is tricky] ;-)
 
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