Adobe AIR vs Microsoft Visual Studio comparison

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We performed a comparison between Adobe AIR and Microsoft Visual Studio based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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  • "The price is good."
  • "There's a community edition that is absolutely free to use. It's pretty good."
  • "The introduction of the Community Version allows some people to use it free of charge."
  • "Our purchasing department pays a fair price for it."
  • "The solution is a free tool."
  • "The price of Microsoft Visual Studio is reasonable but could be better."
  • "You may have to purchase more hardware utilities like processors or RAM."
  • "The license is taken care of by my company and the price could be less expensive."
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    Overview

    The Adobe AIR runtime enables developers to package the same code into native apps for Windows and Mac OS desktops as well as iPhone, iPad, Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet, and other Android™ devices, reaching the mobile app stores for over 500 million devices. 

    Visual Studio.NET is the umbrella that represents the key pieces of the .NET platform delivered from Microsoft, including the .NET Framework, the recently announced .NET Core, and a shared common layer of packages, compilers and runtime. Read this .NET blog post about the evolution of the platform and the different pieces that make .NET 2015.
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    Computer Software Company25%
    Manufacturing Company23%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    University9%
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    Comms Service Provider18%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Government8%
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    Small Business37%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise49%
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    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise59%
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    Adobe AIR is ranked 6th in .NET Development Services while Microsoft Visual Studio is ranked 1st in .NET Development Services with 79 reviews. Adobe AIR is rated 0.0, while Microsoft Visual Studio is rated 8.4. On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Visual Studio writes "Easy to use, works well in the Microsoft Windows ecosystem, and integrates well with Git". Adobe AIR is most compared with Adobe Flash, whereas Microsoft Visual Studio is most compared with SharePoint Designer, Genero and JBuilder.

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