The recent discussions on the rise of Visual Studio Code (v/s Emacs) made me think if there is a market for porting extensions from Emacs to the Visual Studio marketplace.
The Microsoft page explaining paid subscription models for extensions:
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/bharry/paid-extension-in-the-visual-studio-marketplace/
This blogpost is vague on details and is ~4 years old now. The early days of the iOS app store were the easiest for new entrants. I am hoping there is some analogy with this marketplace.