[bobblywobbles]

What benefits does this provide to flat-out installing VSCode? I'm not seeing any here..

[pier25]

You can work from any device that has a browser without installing anything locally. If you work on different machines you don't need to sync anything.

[codingdave]

The article said that it wasn't intended to replace VS Code... it was more for quick edits or reviews, for example if you aren't on your main dev machine.

[lostintangent]

Yep that’s correct. We’re making the desktop clients remote-capable, and the providing the web editor as a “companion” experience. We want to enable devs to use the right tool for the right job.

[nsriv]

Offers ability to spin up remote development instances, can make it possible to code remotely or eventually on any device you want.

[marquis-chacha]

You can actually already do this with VSCode, its a recent feature (still only in Insiders). https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2019/05/02/remote-develo...

[brownkonas]

Adds to development ecosystem for chromeos.

[Frost1x]

It provides Microsoft with tighter piracy control over their IDE with a better way to charge more for virtually the same functionality under the *aaS umbrella.

Oh, did you mean benefits for those not invested in Microsoft?