Over-monetizing their dev tooling was a significant contributor to Microsoft's loss of dev mind-share over the last decade. Free software took over the world because any kid in their bedroom could download Linux/GCC/MySQL for free.
Want to work in .NET/MSVC? You just run into barriers (gimped "express" versions, no free documentation etc.) Yes this has changed now, but it's been a long time coming.
Over-monetizing their dev tooling was a significant contributor to Microsoft's loss of dev mind-share over the last decade. Free software took over the world because any kid in their bedroom could download Linux/GCC/MySQL for free.
Want to work in .NET/MSVC? You just run into barriers (gimped "express" versions, no free documentation etc.) Yes this has changed now, but it's been a long time coming.