Re: [IBMiOSS] Microsoft confirms it’s acquiring GitHub for $7.5 billion

[InfoTechAdviser <infotechadviser@xxxxxxxxx>]

One can be cautiously optimistic.

It looks like Microsoft is cohabiting at least with Open Source in 
general, opening up dot-net and Studio and all. Going for "cloud" 
business and ads. That was right after I told a Microsoft rep at SQL 
Saturday they were going to have to open-source everything eventually.

And with Github they get that revenue source, and maybe an easier 
sideways glance at both the open source and closed source therein residing.

Eternal vigilance and all...





On 6/6/18 11:04 AM, Bryan Dietz wrote:
> probably not news to everyone, but it was to me.
>
> https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/4/17422788/microsoft-github-acquisition-official-deal 
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> Microsoft is acquiring GitHub. After reports emerged that the software 
> giant was in talks to acquire GitHub, Microsoft is making it official 
> today. This is Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s second big acquisition, 
> following the $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn two years ago. 
> GitHub was last valued at $2 billion back in 2015, and Microsoft is 
> paying $7.5 billion in stock for the company in a deal that should 
> close later this year.
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> Bryan