Developers: What .Net will cost you
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft on Tuesday announced the first details of what it will charge software developers to build applications linked to its .Net My Services Web services plan. As previously reported by CNET News.com, Microsoft expects to earn most of its profits from .Net My Services through subscriptions charged to consumers. But the company will charge fees to business partners and developers to gain access to .Net My Services customers. Bob Muglia, group vice president of Microsoft's personal services group, said the company will offer three levels of pricing to developers, largely based on service-level agreements that will specify the number of services developers can access.