> It's self-defeating IMO - the developer goodwill they gain with the projects you mentioned is immediately lost any time they pull stunts like this. That's so

> It's self-defeating IMO - the developer goodwill they gain with the projects you mentioned is immediately lost any time they pull stunts like this. That's something they will never ever get. I could be convinced that VSCode is a great tool or that the azure cloud is a worthwhile alternative to AWS or the Google Cloud... And then I remember it's microsoft, a giant software company so shady i refuse to run any of their software on my devices because every day theres a new dark UI pattern, a new advert injected somewhere, a new abuse of trust. Why would I EVER recomend any of their software to a customer of mine if I deeply distrust them and expect them to try to fuck me over some way or another any way they can.