I think MS's primary model, for development tools, involved targeting management and enterprise, above programmers. University outreach shows they're not entire

I think MS's primary model, for development tools, involved targeting management and enterprise, above programmers. University outreach shows they're not entirely neglecting coders. It seems like being the hot new thing is less critical than providing management a sense of safety for when blub dev #79 breaks something or gets stuck, by way of commercial support.