yeah this was always kinda inevitable. vscode was great because it felt open, but once real money + competition showed up, microsoft was never gonna just sit back.
cursor growing that fast definitely got their attention. makes sense they'd start quietly closing doors rather than doing something heavy-handed like blocking marketplace access outright.
openvsx is a cool idea but still feels half-baked, not sure if it can catch up unless more big players start backing it.
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[ 2.6 ms ] story [ 15.7 ms ] threadcursor growing that fast definitely got their attention. makes sense they'd start quietly closing doors rather than doing something heavy-handed like blocking marketplace access outright.
openvsx is a cool idea but still feels half-baked, not sure if it can catch up unless more big players start backing it.