First of all, their connection URL is: https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio … as opposed to the PowerShell connection, which has the url: https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=99 …

Secondly, I could search and view bugs without ever logging in!

And finally, imagine my shock when I found that I could actually SUBMIT a bug without “joining” their “Connection” ... all I had to do was log in to Live. All this time I thought the whole “membership” clique was just a built-in requirement for Connect.

Now, I don’t know any of the reasons why PowerShell’s connection is so limited, but I presume it’s mostly because it was initially set up as a closed pre-release testing connection and has never been “fixed.” Well, it’s time to get this thing fixed.

Please VOTE FOR: The PowerShell Connection shouldn’t require login + membership

Oh, and if anyone from the PowerShell or Connect team is reading this … you should make the PowerShell Connect front page look like the Visual Studio one too. PowerShell’s front page is a duplicate of a long blog post from the release of the last CTP — Visual Studio’s is a series of very informative button-links which help you figure out what to do next (eg: there’s a “Bug” link, instead of just a link to “Feedback”).