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Re:Microsoft Is Said to Have Agreed to Acquire GitHub by unreal37 on Sunday June 03, 2018 @04:50PM (#17221882)
They weren't profitable. So the problem perhaps is these cool free tools that some people rely on just don't have a clear way to make money.
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Re:Microsoft Is Said to Have Agreed to Acquire GitHub by dannyw on Sunday June 03, 2018 @07:12PM (#17223005)
How profitable would they be if they didn’t pursue “growth at all costs” and built GitHub with a small and focused team like Stack Overflow or WhatsApp?
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