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Microsoft´s Visual Studio.NET Web site was updated Friday with information about the release of the Beta 1 version of the company´s upcoming software development suite, which is "nearing completion and will soon be available to developers." The site notes that Visual Studio.NET Beta 1 will be made available to MSDN Universal subscribers "before general availability," and that this important release will also be available to the public "for a nominal fee." Microsoft has been very forthcoming with information about Visual Studio.NET, in sharp contrast to previous Visual Studio betas. The company´s fixation on moving its customer base to the .NET future is probably driving this newfound openness.

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