...what Microsoft really owns is Github! Each editor appeals to a different class of users. As long as they make sure they both integrate better with Github tha

...what Microsoft really owns is Github! Each editor appeals to a different class of users. As long as they make sure they both integrate better with Github than with competition (GitLab, Butbucket etc.), then they bring and keep users to their GitHub platform! But if some of Atom's "hackability spirit" would spill over to VSCode we'd appreciate it ;) It may be significantly more usable, but it lacks that "man, it feels just feels hackily good, like an Emacs for the 21st century" of Atom.