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Comment posted What Is The Difference Between Student And Standard Software? by mac_fixi.

The main difference aside from price is that the academic version of the software cannot be used for commercial purposes. So if you are a business you need to buy the commercial version.
As far as I know the accademic versions still have the same capabilities as the commercial versions.

mac_fixi also commented

  • They are exactly the same. The academic or student version is discounted to enable students to be able to afford a software that would otherwise be out of their price range. Some software companies require proof that the buyer is a student or a member of the the teaching profession.
  • It depends on the software. With VB6, for instance, the student version couldn’t compile programs, you could only run them in the IDE – which is fine for learning.
  • No, it’s still a full version. I just think it is a licensing deal.

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4 Responses to “The main difference aside from price is that …”

  1. mac_fixi says:
    December 20, 2009 at 7:43 pm

    The main difference aside from price is that the academic version of the software cannot be used for commercial purposes. So if you are a business you need to buy the commercial version.
    As far as I know the accademic versions still have the same capabilities as the commercial versions.

  2. JoAnne S says:
    December 20, 2009 at 7:43 pm

    They are exactly the same. The academic or student version is discounted to enable students to be able to afford a software that would otherwise be out of their price range. Some software companies require proof that the buyer is a student or a member of the the teaching profession.

  3. Colanth says:
    December 20, 2009 at 7:43 pm

    It depends on the software. With VB6, for instance, the student version couldn’t compile programs, you could only run them in the IDE – which is fine for learning.

  4. The Secret Course says:
    December 20, 2009 at 7:43 pm

    No, it’s still a full version. I just think it is a licensing deal.