Visual Studio Code is now open source

Re:Visual Studio Code is now open source by DasIch on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @10:29PM (#10592554)

Why would they go back? That strategy seemed promising in the beginning but clearly it caused massive damage to their reputation and simply doesn't work in the long term.

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Re:Visual Studio Code is now open source by wstrange on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @11:02PM (#10592652)

I think that strategy reaped them billions, and continues to do so (the Office franchise is still a money printing press).

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Re:Visual Studio Code is now open source by simoncion on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @11:09PM (#10592685)

Yep.

It's abundantly clear that their slimeball strategies worked very well for them for at least twenty years. In the computing industry, twenty years is a very long time. :)

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