. Open Value License for Microsoft Visual Studio ULTIMATE MSDN SA 1Y AC Y1There has been a fundamental shift to device and services experiences altering how the industry approaches software development. Consumers customers and employees now demand a new breed of applications. They demand applications that provide the best experience across multiple screens and devices always-connected services for data they need security and continuous evolution.Visual Studio 2013 builds on the advances delivered in Visual Studio 2012 and subsequent Visual Studio Updates to provide the solution needed for development teams to embrace this transformation and to develop and deliver new modern applications that leverage the next wave in Windows platform innovation (Windows 8.1) while supporting devices and services across all Microsoft platforms.Below are just some of the highlights in this release including innovative features for greater developer productivity support for Windows 8.1 app development web development advances debugging and optimization improvements for native and managed code and expanded ALM capabilities..