Oh fucking great! microsoft aquires github
 

:disgust:disgust:disgust:disgust:disgust:disgust

People are migrating their projects from GitHub to Githubs competitor Gitlab.com in droves.

$8B seems like a lot for it.

I am surprised how it have any value lol. It is specialized free hosting with premium option.

they are for profit. it's a place to flex talent

Congrats to the new lambo owners

Is this true?

right from the horses mouth https://blog.github.com/2018-06-04-github-microsoft/

another one bites the dust

https://i.imgflip.com/2bm7w0.jpg

Oh crap...

I think a lot of people think those things and that's what's making them move to Gitlab

It's become a replacement for a resume if you're a programmer, there's a lot of value there alone.

insane biz

congrats to the winners.

It sounds like it will be gitlab where everyone goes.

qft :2 cents: :pimp

$8B is more than some countries are worth...

Yes indeed but recruiters dont really know for purpose of github, it was just some sort of fashion accepted by everyone.

I seriously don't get the price tag - The only thing I can think of is that MS will use it as some sort of talent spotting tool - Even then it seems craZy...

Any attempt by MS to change terms in their favor or similar will kill the site stone dead - They also know that so I wouldn't get exited by that threat - Strange.....

Then again they are Billionaires and I am struggling to pay my bills - They obviously know something I/we don't...

Just because someone is successful and made billions, it does not make him / it any less prone to investment mistakes. And microsoft did a lot of mistakes, for example they wasted 6 bil on ad network for which nobody ever heard, then 8 bil on nokia which is now almost out of business, and who knows what else.

Ughhhhhhhhh...

microsoft gets in your comp. almost daily i have to look in my services to turn off module installer and windows update. i fucking hate them!

Same here I regret the day I installed Windows 10

They pull in $300M a year from subscriptions alone

It's huge sum of money..just wow!