Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition
The announcement of Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition proves that Microsoft is listening. Before this announcement, users of VS.NET 2003 Standard Edition had no upgrade path in VS.NET 2005. They could either move up to the Professional version or move down by combining a couple Express editions together. Now, there is a clear upgrade path.
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http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2004/sep04/09-13VSLiveOrlandoPR.asp