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-> Bundle Github Business Plans and Office 365 which includes Microsoft Teams I guess.
-> Better azure integrations and push developers for more Azure usage
-> Push VSCode out to more developers
-> Connect LinkedIn accounts of developers to their GitHub accounts and help companies hire better
I say that they are the same company, only with different cash cows.
Haven't they spied on Windows 10 users? Do they not engage in patents racketeering? Haven't they killed Nokia and ruined Skype?
"But Mom, some of the other companies are doing it too", well yeah, but some of us don't have double standards, in spite of what you'd think and that doesn't absolve them of anything ;-)
Brilliant marketing campaign though. They needed it I guess, but it's getting obnoxious.
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That said I'm glad that after the acquisition GitHub will be led by Nat Friedman, the former CEO of Xamarin, which has some credibility.
At least the news isn't all bad.
"When it comes to our commitment to open source, judge us by the actions we have taken in the recent past, our actions today, and in the future." How is that patent extortion going then? Still earning you money? Any plans to stop in "the near future"? Didn't think so. I'm sure Microsoft will improve github. Just like it improved skype.
So which company would you rather buy Github? GitHub wasn't profitable. Would you rather it just disappear?
> And Microsoft is all-in on open source. We have been on a journey with open source, and today we are active in the open source ecosystem, we contribute to open source projects, and some of our most vibrant developer tools and frameworks are open source. When it comes to our commitment to open source, judge us by the actions we have taken in the recent past, our actions today, and in the future. It’s a fair point bu…
If you change the leadership and change employee incentives, it might as well be a different company.
Sure there's cultural inertia... but incentives trump culture every time.
> Finally, we will bring Microsoft’s developer tools and services to new audiences.
Does this mean we'll see some sort of VSCode-esque IDE built into GitHub's UI? Or perhaps exposure of VSTS to people who previously weren't aware of it?
Guess that's the very definition of finally reaching their stated goal: Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33grif58qO8
"When it comes to our commitment to open source, judge us by the actions we have taken in the recent past, our actions today, and in the future." How is that patent extortion going then? Still earning you money? Any plans to stop in "the near future"? Didn't think so. I'm sure Microsoft will improve github. Just like it improved skype.
So which company would you rather buy Github? GitHub wasn't profitable. Would you rather it just disappear?
Also Microsoft is basically competing with the entire industry on some level, so I do not see how them buying Github could be a good thing.
Empower, extend, extinguish? Or was it different?