[blub]

It's not about a crummy e-mail address, it's about privacy, trust and freedom, things which you get by default with libre software tools and things which Microsoft has not proven that they can deliver.

And that software is not really free, it comes with a nice lock-in in the form of .NET and C#, two technologies under Microsoft's control. After MS has a track record of at least ten years of doing this open source stuff they will get a break.

This thread is proof that for many getting stuff for free is enough to forget a long corporate history and throw their caution to the wind.

[knocte]

I agree with you. That's why I prefer to use Xamarin Studio than Visual Studio.