Drawing worth $11,899.00

Every year or so Microsoft gives MVPs something pretty cool to give away. This year it's:

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate with MSDN

As you probably know, Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate is the most full-featured version of the most recent Visual Studio release. It includes Visual Basic, C#, etc.

The MSDN subscription (12-month) gives you a bunch of benefits including four free support calls and the ability to download just about EVERY PIECE OF SOFTWARE MICROSOFT SELLS.

Microsoft sells this package for $11,899.00 for new subscriptions and $3,799.00 for renewal subscriptions!

No, that's not a typo. This is a remarkable package and it costs a fortune. You can learn more here.

Learn more about the MSDN subscription here.

Getting started is just a matter of entering an activation code so shipping isn't an issue, either.

Microsoft particularly wants these to go to people who don't already have Visual Studio. In particular if you're a Visual Basic 6 user and you think you may want to get into .NET, this is a great chance.

If you want in on the drawing, email me.

I'll hold the drawing in a week or so.