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Huh, so there we are again:

* you write code in VSCode (developed by Microsoft)

* using Codespaces (created by Microsoft)

* in TypeScript (developed by Microsoft)

* downloading libraries from NPM (owned by Microsoft)

* pushing your code to Github (owned by Microsoft)

* to run it on Azure (by Microsoft)

and on top of that you read email about the launch of a new feature in Outlook and celebrate it with your colleagues on Microsoft Teams...



But Google is the problem.


Both are problems - Microsoft monopolizes development experience, Google monopolizes other areas like private info (they know what you search for, what videos you watch, what restaurants you go to, probably even where you fly)


* VSCode doesn't spy on me (metrics can be disabled)

* Codespaces don't spy on me (much)

* Typescript doesn't spy on me

* NPM doesn't spy on me

* Github doesn't spy on me

* Azure doesn't spy on me

Google does. It's literally their main revenue stream.




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