[croes]

See VS Code vs Atom

[zamalek]

Although I agree with the idea that VSCode is a Trojan horse, Atom had some severe fundamental issues (running everything in the UI thread) and would have come to an end no matter what.

[croes]

After MS bought GitHub for sure.

[shepherdjerred]

How dare Microsoft make a superior product that aligns with their business

[croes]

How dare MS to block VS Codium from the extension marketplace.

[Scharkenberg]

Is there anything stopping anyone from offering and maintaining an open-source store with open-source extensions for VS Codium?

[croes]

The same that stops anyone building an alternative to the npm registry plus the extensions made by MS which won't be in that marketplace. Like this https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31760684

[Scharkenberg]

Either you did not answer my specific question, or I don't get your point.