Is there a good reason to pay on a hourly basis?

overtime is normally $hourly * 1.5 or so depending on the company

Why doesn't Microsoft contribute to Clang/LLVM? If Clang achieves compatibility with Microsoft libraries, then I see no reason to keep using MSVC.

vendor lock-in

It isn't that much of a scam. The stealth planes were detected by the old radars when their bomb hatch was open.

I think you mean "Aero" on Vista.

And eclipsed in many areas.

The integration between desktop and phone is pretty powerful.

Can't wait for Mill on Rails as well.