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Well, that and it was Microsoft. They had an earned reputation for extend/extinguish. They have mostly shed it with VSCode, but I honestly can't see how. Seems to be in a very similar runbook to how they used to be?


A good part of the code is open, that changes the equation. It’s also why there will never be another IE6, all browser are open source these days.

Having said that, I’m using Vim. Mostly because I love it but I also can’t imagine using a closed source editor.


This feels naive. Their bad behavior back when was a strategy. Not a single source control choice.


They aren't led by exactly the same people as 20-30 years ago, so things do change a bit. Microsoft also isn't homogenous. They certainly haven't become Samaritans, however.


Isn't run by the same people, but I doubt they are that far from the tree, as it were.

And I don't mean that they are evil or some such. But rising in those ranks almost certainly embeds some behaviors.




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