People aren't whining because the price is too high, they are upset because some (myself included) believe Microsoft is exploiting developers by copying their work against their wishes and then turning around and selling other developers a product which may or may not be generating code which violates copyright/patent licenses. A developer who inadvertently uses a copilot suggestion which gets them into hot water is going to be spending a lot more than a the cost of a latte to defend themselves in court.

Yep, anything useful has to be legal and welcomed. Microsoft should start breaking into people’s houses and sorting their underwear drawers for them while they’re out. Million dollar idea!