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> Vscode has been great open source tool and ms has been heavily investigating in open source community. But why? Corporations rarely invest in projects which
by skohan 7y ago
> Vscode has been great open source tool and ms has been heavily investigating in open source community.
But why? Corporations rarely invest in projects which don't support their own self-interest. And why should they? Microsoft is not a charity.
Microsoft owns github. Microsoft produces one of the most used code editors out there at the moment. Microsoft is heavily invested in the Linux foundation. It would be foolish to assume that such a massive corporation with a history of anti-consumer and anti-developer behavior would never leverage their position to their own benefit.
What incentive does Microsoft have to act in a benevolent way?