Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Professional -

The key distinction from the free edition was that Professional allowed commercial use by teams of any size without the per-seat or revenue restrictions that Community imposed (Community limited commercial use for small teams or open-source projects). 5. Support Lifecycle and Obsolescence | Milestone | Date | |-----------|------| | Release date | July 20, 2015 | | Mainstream support end | October 10, 2017 | | Extended support end | October 14, 2025 | | Myriad dependencies (e.g., .NET Core 1.x) | Ended earlier, 2019–2021 |

Note: Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 were also supported for server-based development. Visual Studio 2015 Professional was a paid commercial product. At launch, a perpetual license cost approximately $499 for new users (or $299 for upgrade from prior Professional versions). It also became available via MSDN subscriptions (later Visual Studio Subscriptions). microsoft visual studio 2015 professional