![]() In the olden days, Microsoft was a strong antagonist to open-source. It is good for the reputation of Microsoft to be seen as a player in open-source. It is not a simple question to answer really, and I am speculating here, but… There is more to it than that! It requires some unpacking! Before we dive into the specifics, it is probably worthwhile to understand why is a huge for-profit company giving away a high-quality product for free! Why is VS Code free? VS Codium is a fully open-source alternative based on the same codebase. It is a bit of a mongrel breed of software really. VS Code is a mostly open-source code editor, with proprietary sprinkles on top, and a proprietary extension marketplace.
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