[Update: You can go vote against this licensing scheme in the Microsoft feedback center, thanks to Jordan T.]

 

It's bad enough that Unit Testing will not be included in all versions of Visual Studio(like Microsoft thinks only "privileged" owners can get this "benefit"), now we get this bomb.

 

Mike Gunderloy wraps up nicely the whole new pricing scheme for Visual Studio 2005 and Team System editions . I I agree with Mike that Microsoft probably took a wrong turn somewhere when they decided that the various Team System editions will not be available without extra pricing even for MSDN universal subscribers (in fact they jacked up the VSTS+MSDN prices).

 

Here's a good quote that sums up nicely Mike's thoughts and my own as well: