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Let's not forget that they developed GVFS to support large monorepos.
Let's also not forget this only runs on Windows.
They've stated that they want to bring this to other platforms as well.
Microsoft and GitHub have held acquisition talks
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Re: Microsoft and GitHub have held acquisition talks
#222these talks are actually not new. the same rumor appeared back in 2016 https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/07/github-is-raising-a-second... imho, github feels a bit too slow innovating, which is kinda surprising since they are still "a startup"
I have the opposite opinion. I think every few months I see an interesting feature being added that are slowly making github a better platform. Just for the last few months we've seen a lot of improvements for Enterprise, improvement to gitHub pages, saved replies, team discussions, security alerts. I love the pace they have to release meaningful improvements.
i'm also a big fan of the atom editor
Re: Microsoft and GitHub have held acquisition talks
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GitHub has not been a startup for a few years, and it's business model is more or less mature now.
Have they ever turned a profit yet? Last I heard they were still losing money in 2017. Not what I would call mature.
Most companies leave startup status long before they are profitable. It has much more to do with the stability and maturity of the business model and whether it can be scaled.
Re: Microsoft and GitHub have held acquisition talks
#224Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have the opposite opinion. I think every few months I see an interesting feature being added that are slowly making github a better platform. Just for the last few months we've seen a lot of improvements for Enterprise, improvement to gitHub pages, saved replies, team discussions, security alerts. I love the pace they have to release meaningful improvements.
That's almost entirely because of the competition with Gitlab.
If the outcome is that they're adding more features to make the product better who cares? That's competition functioning as intended.
Re: Microsoft and GitHub have held acquisition talks
#225Why does GitHub need to be acquired at all? Do the costs of running the servers and hosting the free services not cover the revenue from Enterprise users? I believe that any Enterprise users won't notice even a doubling of the subscription fee, if GitHub really needs it. I don't know why there needs to be more than a handful of employees working at github, just don't break what's already there!
>Why does GitHub need to be acquired at all? So VCs can cash in.
IPO?
Re: Microsoft and GitHub have held acquisition talks
#226This is our chance to gain a GitHub+LinkedIn integration. Just imagine... your LinkedIn profile and endorsements will auto-populate based on commit & PR activity.
That sounds horrifying.
That pretty much already exists if it's easily identifiable that you are the same user on both services.
Re: Microsoft and GitHub have held acquisition talks
#227If github had to be sold, which tech company would be a better buyer than microsoft and able to afford a $2 billion acquisition?
Amazon?
They seem to handle acquisitions well. Zappos, Audible, Twitch...
Re: Microsoft and GitHub have held acquisition talks
#228Not too keen on GitHub being acquired. If Microsoft wants to do something good here, they should give GitHub enough money to form a Foundation similar to Mozilla. That would be the best way GitHub could pursue its mission.
Re: Microsoft and GitHub have held acquisition talks
#229Re: Microsoft and GitHub have held acquisition talks
#230Why does GitHub need to be acquired at all? Do the costs of running the servers and hosting the free services not cover the revenue from Enterprise users? I believe that any Enterprise users won't notice even a doubling of the subscription fee, if GitHub really needs it. I don't know why there needs to be more than a handful of employees working at github, just don't break what's already there!
> Why does GitHub need to be acquired at all?
They raised a 250MM round a few years ago. You don't get to take that kind of money from VCs for a cut of yearly residuals.