IntelliJ does not have a long history of abusing its monopoly positions to the detriment of its users and developers, nor does it own the biggest default open s

IntelliJ does not have a long history of abusing its monopoly positions to the detriment of its users and developers, nor does it own the biggest default open source code collaboration platform. I think anyone who is not heavily skeptical of Microsoft’s long term intentions here (whether they are explicit goals or just natural outgrowths of being a monopolist) is either shockingly ignorant or willfully naive. Things will get ugly sooner or later, to the dev industry’s detriment. Insisting that one of the biggest tech companies on earth, with a history of abusing its power, go further than smaller companies is not unfair. In order to retain trust, Microsoft needs to put restraints on its own behavior and be open about it.