Related to SQLMenace's response -- You can only upgrade for $350 if you previously purchased Blend 3 at retail. If you spent thousands on MSDN Premium and got used to using Sketchflow with Blend 3, you don't have that option.
To the OP... You've been bait-and-switched. Your options are to purchase the full Expression Ultimate 4 ($600 USD at retail) or upgrade your MSDN license to Ultimate (for thousands more). Or stick with Blend 3 and not get the v4 features for working with the latest versions of Silverlight and WPF.
None of those options are great. I'm hoping the people in MSFT DevDiv who'd like to see Sketchflow get adopted have more clout than the marketing genius who thought this tiered approach would drive retail sales and/or MSDN Ultimate upgrades.
So do we wait for Microsoft to bow under the pressure of common sense or fork out the cash? Does anyone here have the power to speak to a product head at MS?
If your Expression Studio 3 is a retail version (i.e. not from MSDN subscription) you can upgrade to version 4 for absolutely nothing - read the How To Upgrade text on this page.
It's not blindingly obvious that you can upgrade for free given the upgrade option available for a fairly large fee. But there you go, it can be free.
By the way, I've done it, so I know it works.
我过去曾使用过这个工具，但把它放在一边——对我来说太复杂了。现在我对原型设计产生了新的热情。经过一天的研究，我决定给 Sketchflow 一个新的机会。我找到了一本书（为了其他人的利益：Dynamic Prototyping with SketchFlow in Expression Blend: Sketch Your Ideas...And Bring Them to Life！但请务必从 www.dynamic-prototyping.com 获取正确的来源） ，尝试运行示例并立即 - 没有 Sketchflow。
I too am irritated by this. I'm a single programmer, no big company backing me up. I invested A LOT of money in MSDN Premium and I'm annoyed to no end that you took out this tool.
I have played with this tool in the past, and left it aside - too complex for me. Now I have gained a new passion for prototyping. After a day of research I decided to give Sketchflow a new chance. I've located a book (for the benefit of others: Dynamic Prototyping with SketchFlow in Expression Blend: Sketch Your Ideas...And Bring Them to Life! but be sure to obatin the corrected source from www.dynamic-prototyping.com ), tried to run a sample and presto - no Sketchflow.
So no worry: I've identified other tools in my research today (see http://imar.spaanjaars.com/545/sketch-and-prototype-tools-review-part-6-and-the-winner-is written by an MVP author). I'll start using the much cheaper, simpler, higher-praised (!-) Balsamiq Mockup. When you come to your senses and decide to become friends with your developers once more, please give me a call.
Visual Studio 2010 的 MSDN Premium 订阅者可以享受该升级，价格为 249.95 美元。对于 MSDN 合作伙伴和通过批量许可购买 Visual Studio Premium 的公司来说，也有类似的交易。
The upgrade is being offered to Visual Studio 2010 with MSDN Premium subscribers for $249.95. There are similar deals being put into place for MSDN partners and for companies who purchased Visual Studio Premium through volume licensing.
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我们也认为微软的这一举动非常糟糕。我们希望微软能够倾听客户的意见并改变这一现状。
We think too that is a very bad move from Microsoft. we hope that Microsoft will listen to customers and change this.
与 SQLMenace 的回复相关——如果您之前在零售渠道购买了 Blend 3，则只能花费 350 美元进行升级。如果您在 MSDN Premium 上花费了数千美元并习惯了将 Sketchflow 与 Blend 3 结合使用，那么您就没有这个选项。
致OP……你已经被诱骗了。您可以选择购买完整的 Expression Ultimate 4（零售价 600 美元）或将 MSDN 许可证升级到 Ultimate（数千美元）。或者坚持使用 Blend 3，而不获取使用最新版本的 Silverlight 和 WPF 的 v4 功能。
这些选择都不是很好。我希望 MSFT DevDiv 中那些希望看到 Sketchflow 得到采用的人比那些认为这种分层方法将推动零售销售和/或 MSDN Ultimate 升级的营销天才拥有更大的影响力。
Related to SQLMenace's response -- You can only upgrade for $350 if you previously purchased Blend 3 at retail. If you spent thousands on MSDN Premium and got used to using Sketchflow with Blend 3, you don't have that option.
To the OP... You've been bait-and-switched. Your options are to purchase the full Expression Ultimate 4 ($600 USD at retail) or upgrade your MSDN license to Ultimate (for thousands more). Or stick with Blend 3 and not get the v4 features for working with the latest versions of Silverlight and WPF.
None of those options are great. I'm hoping the people in MSFT DevDiv who'd like to see Sketchflow get adopted have more clout than the marketing genius who thought this tiered approach would drive retail sales and/or MSDN Ultimate upgrades.
那么我们是等待微软在常识的压力下屈服还是掏出现金呢？这里有人有权与 MS 的产品负责人交谈吗？
So do we wait for Microsoft to bow under the pressure of common sense or fork out the cash? Does anyone here have the power to speak to a product head at MS?
如果您的 Expression Studio 3 是零售版本（即不是来自 MSDN 订阅），您完全可以免费升级到版本 4 - 请阅读 如何升级文本.microsoft.com/expression/products/upgrade.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">此页面。
考虑到升级选项需要支付相当大的费用，您可以免费升级这一点并不是非常明显。但你知道，它可以是免费的。
顺便说一句，我已经做到了，所以我知道它有效。
If your Expression Studio 3 is a retail version (i.e. not from MSDN subscription) you can upgrade to version 4 for absolutely nothing - read the How To Upgrade text on this page.
It's not blindingly obvious that you can upgrade for free given the upgrade option available for a fairly large fee. But there you go, it can be free.
By the way, I've done it, so I know it works.
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我也对此感到恼火。我是一个单身程序员，没有大公司支持我。我在 MSDN Premium 上投入了大量资金，但您拿出这个工具让我非常恼火。
我过去曾使用过这个工具，但把它放在一边——对我来说太复杂了。现在我对原型设计产生了新的热情。经过一天的研究，我决定给 Sketchflow 一个新的机会。我找到了一本书（为了其他人的利益：Dynamic Prototyping with SketchFlow in Expression Blend: Sketch Your Ideas...And Bring Them to Life！但请务必从 www.dynamic-prototyping.com 获取正确的来源） ，尝试运行示例并立即 - 没有 Sketchflow。
所以不用担心：我今天在研究中发现了其他工具（请参阅 http://imar.spaanjaars.com/545/sketch-and-prototype-tools-review-part-6-and-the-winner-is 编写者MVP 作者）。我将开始使用更便宜、更简单、更受好评的 (!-) Balsamiq Mockup。当您清醒过来并决定再次与您的开发人员成为朋友时，请给我打电话。
Posted at MS Site:
I too am irritated by this. I'm a single programmer, no big company backing me up. I invested A LOT of money in MSDN Premium and I'm annoyed to no end that you took out this tool.
I have played with this tool in the past, and left it aside - too complex for me. Now I have gained a new passion for prototyping. After a day of research I decided to give Sketchflow a new chance. I've located a book (for the benefit of others: Dynamic Prototyping with SketchFlow in Expression Blend: Sketch Your Ideas...And Bring Them to Life! but be sure to obatin the corrected source from www.dynamic-prototyping.com ), tried to run a sample and presto - no Sketchflow.
So no worry: I've identified other tools in my research today (see http://imar.spaanjaars.com/545/sketch-and-prototype-tools-review-part-6-and-the-winner-is written by an MVP author). I'll start using the much cheaper, simpler, higher-praised (!-) Balsamiq Mockup. When you come to your senses and decide to become friends with your developers once more, please give me a call.
我看起来可以使用我的 WebSpark 帐户获得 sketchflow，但我只获得 Blend 的网络版：-/
I looked I could get sketchflow with my WebSpark Account, but I only get the Web-Edition of Blend :-/
您可以花费大约 350 美元进行升级...这比 MSDN
http://www 便宜得多.microsoft.com/expression/products/Upgrade.aspx
You can upgrade for about $350...which is way cheaper than MSDN
http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/Upgrade.aspx
根据 Tim Heuer 的博客，Expression 团队可能会向 Premium 订阅者提供 250 美元的升级服务。
The Expression team, according to Tim Heuer's blog, may offer an upgrade for $250 to the Premium subscribers.
Visual Studio 2010 的 MSDN Premium 订阅者可以享受该升级，价格为 249.95 美元。对于 MSDN 合作伙伴和通过批量许可购买 Visual Studio Premium 的公司来说，也有类似的交易。
The upgrade is being offered to Visual Studio 2010 with MSDN Premium subscribers for $249.95. There are similar deals being put into place for MSDN partners and for companies who purchased Visual Studio Premium through volume licensing.