Visual Studio through MSDN: Can they know it is not mine?

Visual Studio through MSDN: Can they know it is not mine?

So, I was arguing with a great friend of mine about Visual Studio 2012 and
Microsoft being able to detect which one you used. According to him if you
get your hands on a direct MSDN download of Visual Studio 2012
Professional, and you end up creating an app, like a game or something,
and then you submit it to the Windows App Store, they will never know
which visual studio version you truly used to develop the App, or if you
were the owner of it or not.
Is he right? Because I thought Visual Studio some how left a footprint
behind on the .exe file letting Microsoft know about licensing
information. Or should I go apologize to him for calling him a f...ing
liar.
If you guys say it does leave a print, can you show some proof, or a link
to read more about it? Thanks guys.