Microsoft Initiative Targets Academia
Microsoft Corp. Thursday announced a series of initiatives aimed at strengthening its relationship with the academic community, including new versions of its software, Shared Source licenses to source code, and research grants.
Microsoft announced a new version of its flagship development platform targeted at the academic world - Visual Studio .Net 2003 Academic Edition - which the company will deliver through its Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Academic Alliance program.
Essentially, with the battle for developers' hearts and minds becoming increasingly competitive, Microsoft is putting more emphasis on wooing young developers while they are still in colleges and universities.
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