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I would love to try this out, but one thing that's stopping me is pricing.

What price point do you intend to set this at once it's out of beta?

Any plans on supporting older versions of SSMS (say 2008 r2)?

I haven't finalized the pricing yet, but it should not break the bank. I am going to start with SSMS 2012, and if there's a demand to support older versions, I'll do that. I am curious what you would consider as a reasonable price for this? Also, I think you can use SSMS 2012 to connect to older Sql Server Databases. Is there a reason for you to use the older SSMS?

I consult to a lot of different businesses and nobody is running SSMS 2012 -- it's all 2008 R2. I think if you want to target the most developers for SQL, you'll likely find that's by far the most common version. It's a very conservative market -- I probably won't see 2012 until long after the next version is out.

Is it possible to download the SSMS 2012 express version and use that?

Try the SSMS Tools Pack. The 2008 version is free. Doesn't do exactly what this demo does, but what it does is different and much more. It keeps your script history and has an execution plan analyzer.

http://www.ssmstoolspack.com/Download

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