Wow, this is an amazing progress to develop your games on Windows.
I usually use linux for all but if windows continue like this, i will think of giving a try to Visual Studio.
Well, from my point of view this is the main difference between EEUU and Europe. To understand the difference and the 3% you need to read about volkswagen scandal.
Better or worse, probably in few years there will not be more cars with manual transmissions on U.S.