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There’s more than money on the line in Microsoft’s planned $7.5 billion all-stock acquisition of code-hosting and collaboration site GitHub. If Microsoft screws this one up, it risks losing the ...

The deal has caused no shortage of turmoil in the developer community. Many are unhappy with the deal. Some are so upset, they’re migrating to the rival GitLab service. But it’s worth talking about ...

Microsoft is buying GitHub for $7.5 billion dollars, and predictably, there’s a developer backlash. GitHub, though notionally a for-profit company, has become an essential, integral part of the ...

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Microsoft today announced its plans to acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion in stock. Unsurprisingly, that sent a few shock waves through the developer community, which still often eyes Microsoft with ...

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