How did Microsoft change the MSDN Subscription format?
Since Microsoft has released new versions of Visual Studio and SQL Server they decided that they wanted to rename the MSDN Subscriptions to reflect the centerpiece of the MSDN Subscriptions, which is the Visual Studio. So the change is mostly just in the name. Developers will still receive the same products and services that they are used to and in some cases more than with the MSDN Universal and MSDN Enterprise. Microsoft also decided to release the Team Editions of Visual Studio to better serve the specific roles that are common in the development model. The MSDN Team Editions have additional plug-ins to aid software Architects, Developers, Testers and Database Professionals. Microsoft also released the Team Suite Edition, which is a combination of all four MSDN Team Editions, plus the inclusion of the Microsoft Team Foundation Server.
