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pjmlp
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The best Parts of Visual Studio Code are proprieta...
Microsoft is not a charity, they also need to get money.
Dylan16807
on Aug 4, 2020
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And they wouldn't get money if they licensed these extensions differently?
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For the same reasons that not all compilers built on top of LLVM are 100% open source, monetization strategies for other products.
In this case, selling Azure based services on Microsoft infrastructure.
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Can't they keep this marketing strategy in order to keep their platform competitive or whatever strategic plan they follow?
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