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Re: Hello, GitHub

#7
I’m going to be a bit contrarian to “the sky is falling” posts on HN and say: I think Microsoft is handling this really well.

1) They’ve acknowledged the skepticism around the acquisition.

2) They’ve expressed their commitment to keep GitHub an independent platform (like they did with LinkedIn.)

3) Nat Friedman, although I was not familiar with him prior to this, seems like an ideal candidate to run GitHub.

This, overall, is giving me a more positive impression of Microsoft. Now what remains to be seen: Will they follow through on these commitments? Will they continue to listen to the community?

Re: Hello, GitHub

#8
post #6

While the submitted link resolves: https://natfriedman.github.io/hello/ This doesn't: https://natfriedman.github.io/ Might be worth redirecting...

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Re: Hello, GitHub

#9
I understand that Microsoft has handled some software they've acquired badly (Skype), but is the Microsoft of today not vastly different from the Microsoft of that day? I don't think this will be the downward spiral that some people think it will be. Time will tell though.
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