Microsoft giving away software developer and design tools to full time students for free

Are you a full time student and a software developer or interested in software development? Here’s your chance to get free copies of Microsoft developer and design tools at no charge. All you have to do is visit Microsoft DreamSpark website and download the tools. To be able to download the free goodies, you must be at least 18 years old, or your parent or legal guardian must accept the Microsoft DreamSpark software license terms on your behalf.

At the moment of writing this post, the following Microsoft software were being offered as a part of this offer.

• Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition
• Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition
• Expression Studio (includes Web, Blend, Media and Design)
• SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition
• Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition, with SP2

DreamSpark is currently available in 11 countries that are United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, Germany, France, Finland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Belgium. But the software will be available in only English and Chinese for now. In future, you may expect to see the software in your language.

By 2009, Microsoft aims to make the DreamSpark offer available to virtually ALL students in the world. So, what are you waiting for? Visit Microsoft DreamSpark and get started today!