Standard v Professional and when does this beta expire?

Question

I just saw the email from adobe that included this little
nugget of info:
We're also offering new Flex 3 packaging and pricing when it
ships in early 2008.
Adobe Flex™ Builder™ 3 Standard Edition
$249
Adobe Flex™ Builder™ 3 Professional Edition
$699
Flex Builder 3 Professional Edition adds the following
features:
* Data visualization and charting components
* Memory and performance profilers
* Flex test automation framework
This appears to be great news for us that just to pure AS3
development as I don't use the charts and such. The memory and
performance profilers seem interesting but I'm not sure they are
$450 interesting.
Why not an ActionScript developers edition? Take out the Flex
designer and add back the memory / performance profiler and sell it
for the same $250....Just a thought. Would be great for people like
me...and for those that just want a better AS editor for CS3.
So this says that Flex 2 pricing will be effected Nov 1, I'm
assuming that this beta will run for 30 days and then I could by
flex builder 2 for $250 and then enter that serial number and run
until flex builder 3 is released, at which point I'd need to buy a
second license for flex builder 3 standard for $250....which means
that I could end up with flex builder 3 now (running beta then full
version) for the same $500 that I can get flex builder 2 for
today...as long as I plan out my trial/ purchase.
Thanks for listening Adobe!
C.

Answer 1

I've read all this info in a couple of places. The fact
remains, here on November 2nd, that when I go to the adobe web
site, to purchase my copy, the price is still $499 for the standard
version of 2, and $299 to add charting. my boss is ready, willing,
and able over here to buy Flex2, with I guess the "support" package
to allow getting flex3 when it ships. But, why spend $499 for a
product that is supposed to have dropped about in half? Where is
the magic place to go to get the new pricing?