Microsoft really wants to make sure iOS and Mac developers are keeping Internet Explorer 10 in mind when working on their projects. To help bolster that effort, the company is offering developers a better deal than consumers are ever likely to see: a QuickStart kit that includes "free" (after $25 donation to one of three charities) copies of Windows 8 Pro and Parallels Desktop 8. Both pieces of software will be shipped on a USB stick at the end of April. Explaining the limited-time promotion, IE program manager Sandeep Singhal notes that developers frequently use virtualization to test browser compatibility across operating systems. He's also quick to admit that this strategy can prove costly for an individual or company working on their...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/2/4174336/microsoft-offering-developers-free-windows-8-parallels-desktop-mac
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