Thanks DJ for the heads up on this one.. I don"t have an MSDN subscriber account but its been announced that the final build of VS.NET can be downloaded by subscribers!, below is the blurb from the subscribers site:
The final release of Visual Studio .NET, the next-generation development tool, is now available for download by MSDN subscribers. Visual Studio .NET provides the tools to rapidly design and build Web applications, Windows-based applications, and XML Web services. Key features enable developers to increase productivity while creating applications that can span platforms and devices. Find out more about the powerful features of Visual Studio .NET.
Visual Studio .NET is the only development environment built from the ground up for XML Web services. By allowing applications to communicate and share data over the Internet, XML Web services enable businesses to transform the Internet into a true platform for integrating and delivering their core business values. Visual Studio .NET and XML Web services provide a simple, flexible, standards-based model that allows developers to assemble applications from new and existing code, regardless of the platform, programming language, or object model.