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What is wrong with Microsoft buying GitHub

jacquesmattheij.com 3 min read

According to Bloomberg Microsoft is said to have agreed to buy GitHub . GitHub which reportedly has been losing money being acquired is a major development because of its central role in the development of many open and closed source projects.

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