Vb.net doesn't have Smart Devices as project type...Why?

[Terry]

Some advice from anyone, if possible. I received a fully functional copy of
VB.Net at a recent Microsoft event. Not trial or otherwise time limited. A
glaring omission from it, however, is lack of a project 'template' for Smart
Devices. Can anyone advise me on why this would be 'missing' and, even
better, how to acquire the ability to work on mobile devices (not web) given
this version.

Thank you.

Terry

 

[Maarten Struys, eMVP]

Only Visual Studio.NET 2003 has smart device programming capabilities, the
single language products like VB.NET don't. See also this FAQ:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/prodtechinfo/devtools/netcf/faq/default.aspx#1.2