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On Sat, 28 Sep 2024 02:25:21 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro
<ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

>On Thu, 26 Sep 2024 13:13:02 -0400, EricP wrote:
>
>> I've always paid for mine. My first C compiler came with the WinNT 3.5
>> beta in 1992 for $99 and came with the development kit,
>> editor, source code debugger, tools, documentation.
>> A few hundred bucks is not going to hurt my business.
>
>Given that GCC offers more features and generates better code than MSVC, 
>the money may not matter to your business, but the quality of the product 
>will.

The main reason to use MSVC is Windows GUI programming - and the code
quality is fine for most applications.