>> With CCS you need the 1 year maintenance contract.

> I didn't think it was a reasonable price.  Shoot, it only takes
> $95 a year to get a better MSVC++ package, and the subscription
> is a lot better.

I don't know where you shop, but I've never been able to buy
Microsoft Visual C++ for anywhere near $95.  And the subscription
program is history.  Microsoft didn't even have the decency to
fulfill existing subscriptions to their end.  I got notified in
a letter from them explaining the refund program.  Guess they
weren't making enough profit off their developer base.

                                                Lee Jones