I didn't know the addons were proprietary, so I was glad to learn about that

But I think anybody who even knows what FLOSS means would know to at least do some research before installing an application from Microsoft if that's something they're worried about

All in all, I still don't see a reason for panic. The author makes it sound like Microsoft is going to kill the entire open-source editor ecosystem and prevent anybody from ever creating an alternative to their worse and worse "venus flytrap" of a tool. I just don't see a pathway to that.

I love how some of the haters suggest using JetBrains products instead, as if they were any different.