[UPDATE – THIS OFFER IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.]

For a limited time, if you live in the United States, you can get version 2 of Expression Web for only $49.95 if you own any one of the following:

• A licensed copy of an earlier version of Expression Web
• Adobe Creative Suite (any version)
• Adobe/Macromedia Flash or Director (any version)
• Adobe/Macromedia Dreamweaver (any version)
• Adobe GoLive (any version)
• Microsoft Office (any version)
• Microsoft FrontPage (any version)
• Quark QuarkXPress (any version)

In addition, Expression Blend version 2 is also available for only $49.95 to US-based customers http://store.microsoft.com/microsoft/Expression-Blend-2-Upgrade/product/3E922423 

and the Expression Studio family of products is available for only $174.95 http://store.microsoft.com/microsoft/Expression-Studio-2-Upgrade/product/AFD99702. 

Currently the store pages for the Expression Blend 2 upgrade and Expression Studio 2 upgrade claim that the deals are only available to owners of any version of Expression Blend (for the Blend deal) or owners of either Expression Encoder or Expression Studio (for the Studio deal) but those are errors which they are correcting. The truth is that you will qualify for that offer if you own any of the following:

• Licensed copy of any version of any Expression Product

OR

• Adobe Creative Suite - any version
• Adobe/Macromedia Flash or Director - any version
• Visual Studio® Standard & Professional – any version
• CorelDraw X3, X4

So what are you waiting for? Santa? :)

http://store.microsoft.com/microsoft/Design-Developer-Design/category/601

(  Wow, has it really been that long since I last blogged??? Where have I been? Am I okay? Let’s just say that I have had some projects at work that require my full attention. Blogging and participating in our forums are my favorite work activities, but that time couldn’t be justified when I had these other tasks and projects outstanding.  )