Visual Studio 2013 Launches With New Online Tools, Browser-Based Code Editor
Speculation here:I wonder if Microsoft sees the fleeting profitability in owning the desktop environment (more competition, shrinking market, higher expectations). So they're trying to apply the same concepts that really helped propel windows as a popular platform (easy to develop for) to their cloud platform (azure) in an attempt to coax their existing user base to start adopting it over other cloud platforms (like google apps)As a windows developer myself, I see this as a great strategy.  I've been questioning staying with C# and windows for a few years now... it started with buying a Mac (while running Parallels) and learning several new languages.  But I still LIKE C#.  So it might be a great transition plan.