Microsoft Pricing

March 15, 2009

If this Web log post is accurate, the “new” FrontPage—now called SharePoint Designer—will be free starting on April 1, 2009. Has Bill Simser unearthed a free program, or is he reporting an April fool joke? He wrote:

I caught a couple of blog posts from here and here that had to make me do a double take. I’m not one for relaying gossip, but this information seems to be legit. As of April 1, 2009 SharePoint Designer will be free. Now if you go to the “official” site there’s no mention of it however I’m hearing through the grapevine it’s true. The official site even has a “buy it today” option, so you might want to hold off on that.

Microsoft seems to be working on several fronts to keep the gates shut to its walled garden. Free software and discounts are like grocery store incentives. Even if SharePoint Designer is free, you still need Visual Studio to accomplish serious work foe SharePoint. Send your price war items via the comments section of this blog.

Stephen Arnold, March 15, 2009

Written by Stephen E. Arnold · Filed Under Business strategy, Enterprise, Microsoft, News, SharePoint

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One Response to “Microsoft Pricing”

Brent Grüng on October 5th, 2009 12:05 pm

Sorry, the link in your article no longer works. To download the free Sharepoint Designer 2007, you now have to go to http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=baa3ad86-bfc1-4bd4-9812-d9e710d44f42
Hope this helps. 🙂

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