# FlashMX2004 AE or FR?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashmx2004-ae-or-fr/102169
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [February 20, 2004, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashmx2004-ae-or-fr/102169 "2004-02-20T13:07:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@xannyB](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xannyB)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2004, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashmx2004-ae-or-fr/102169/1 "2004-02-20T13:07:34Z")
Want to upgrade to MX2004. I see that there is option to get academic version or retail, what’s the big difference, both say they are full working versions. I can go either way because I am student.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2004, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashmx2004-ae-or-fr/102169/2 "2004-02-20T13:37:16Z")
Academic version = No comerical use
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2004, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashmx2004-ae-or-fr/102169/3 "2004-02-20T22:12:20Z")
No commercial use = can’t use it on jobs where you get paid
I recently purchased the Commercial Version of Studio MX 2004 w/ Flash Pro - I rock.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2004, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashmx2004-ae-or-fr/102169/4 "2004-02-21T18:45:45Z")
Honestly, that student version is pretty useless if u cant make money with it, whats the #1 reason for y ppl even use flash ? To do commercial or interactive projects for people or assignments. Now what student in their right mind, would actually buy the non-commercial version for use, when u cant even use it for commercial use, omg what a dumb idea. They should just make the commercial version cheaper for students (that goto colleges, high-schools, or universities), its funny but its true, they would not only make fmx2004 more affordable for students, they would probably get more people involved & interested in flash through the whole-process. Its odd how MM figured, students would actually buy it, maybe colleges or universities, but not poor students, who in their right mind would actually pay for a non-commercial version LoL. Like y limit yourself to non-commercial projects ;D
And not only that, who would actually pay a 100-200 bucs for a piece of software that u cant even use commercially ?!? If MM were smart, they would be picking up on this and use this as a strat 😉