> The trouble here is that "better" comes at a cost that the community has yet to truly realize,

Is there actually a cost, though? I mean, I understand the argument over the strategic aspect of adopting a tool that may or may not continue with acceptable terms, but is that risk really significant?

By now vscode is already 8 years old and there is no concrete hint that licensing will change. Even so it's hardly irreplaceable.

Isn't this one of those problems where it only makes sense to worry about them if they really happen?