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Visual Studio is not profitable for Microsoft (from what I've heard from MS employees) but that is also not its purpose. It's there to guarantee the success of
by ewanmcteagle 18y ago
Visual Studio is not profitable for Microsoft (from what I've heard from MS employees) but that is also not its purpose. It's there to guarantee the success of the Windows desktop and server platforms. Microsoft knows development and ease of development has been a large contributor to the success of Windows.