Quote Originally Posted by sky_khan
You can get whole compiler for free (and no non-commercial restrictions)
Free version is not capable of installing design-time packages of 3rd Party libs into IDE. (You can still use them in code)
Thanks for popping in, Nick. I am aware of that aspect, but since I do use design-time components, and since I will probably like the new IDE I will probably by a copy after using the Explorer edition for awhile.