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It’s a fork of VS Code? I guess it’s tougher to monetize an extension? edit: <ignoreme>Also why is it Mac only if VS Code supports all three OS?</ignoreme>
by ShamelessC 3y ago
It’s a fork of VS Code? I guess it’s tougher to monetize an extension?
edit: <ignoreme>Also why is it Mac only if VS Code supports all three OS?</ignoreme>
- mntruell 3y ago(One of the Cursor devs here) We forked VSCode because we wanted to change the UI in ways Microsoft wouldn't allow (e.g. our Cmd-K isn't possible as a VSC plugin; Microsoft is building their own version and isn't letting plugins use it)
- B0073D 3y agoIt appears to have windows support also?
- tgv 3y agoIt does. It prompts me to download for Windows.
- cbenz 3y agoIndeed I can't see the point of shipping the "AI first" feature as a whole editor. It seems to me that it should be a feature of any editor, or else I'd like to be convinced by arguments less marketing oriented than those I see on the home page.
- IshKebab 3y agoIt's likely that they changed the UI in a way that stock VSCode does not allow. Extensions can't modify everything.
- julienlafond 3y agoOn the website: "Cursor is a fork of VSCode"
- ShamelessC 3y agoI'm aware. It was meant to convey a tone of confusion - not as a literal question.
- the_gipsy 3y agoEasier to monetize but more effort spent in keeping up with upstream. Good for extracting money from dumb VCs, bad for users.
- Libcat99 3y agoI see download options for windows, linux, and mac.
- ShamelessC 3y agoSeems they did some user agent detection. Whoops! Shallow criticism on my end.
- tudorw 3y agoFair call I think, just because I'm on platform A should not preclude me from knowing about cross-platform availability.
- Libcat99 3y agoAnd you are not. When I visit the page I see "download for Linux" with an element immediately below for "other". My only criticism is "other" could be called out more.