“This is a repackaged open-source software product with additional charges for support and maintenance.

.NET is a free, cross-platform, open-source developer platform that empowers you to build diverse applications. With .NET, you have the flexibility to use multiple languages, editors, and libraries to create applications for web, mobile, desktop, games, IoT, and more. You can write .NET apps using languages like C#, F#, or Visual Basic.

The ASP.NET Core Runtime allows you to run applications developed with .NET.”