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They're providing brilliant developer tools for free and all they are asking for is an email address- give them a break.

• newjersey 11y ago
  On the other side, I wish app stores required submitting all source code and not binaries. Then, the store would build the app binaries on their end and keep the source code archive somewhere. Also give the developer an option to make the source code publicly available. How great would that be!
• celticninja 11y ago
  its not like you even have to give them a real/live email address either. some people just like to complain no matter what.
  • Retra 11y ago
    Nobody would be complaining about this if it didn't ask for a login.
• blub 11y ago
  It's not about a crummy e-mail address, it's about privacy, trust and freedom, things which you get by default with libre software tools and things which Microsoft has not proven that they can deliver. And that software is not really free, it comes with a nice lock-in in the form of .NET and C#, two technologies under Microsoft's control. After MS has a track record of at least ten years of doing this open source stuff they will get a break. This thread is proof that for many getting stuff for free is enough to forget a long corporate history and throw their caution to the wind.
  • knocte 11y ago
    I agree with you. That's why I prefer to use Xamarin Studio than Visual Studio.