What if the hassle simply does not outweigh the cost of the flaky VMs? There are several reasons the hassles might not be worthwhile even if the free VM is 100

What if the hassle simply does not outweigh the cost of the flaky VMs? There are several reasons the hassles might not be worthwhile even if the free VM is 100% reliable. Most other VM hosts offer mostly Linux solutions and Linux skill is not always transferable to windows. If your organization has those skills then the wasted time cost might than a familiar VM would have cost.