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Re:Microsoft Is Said to Have Agreed to Acquire GitHub by stormbrew on Sunday June 03, 2018 @07:33PM (#17223139)
> For that reason, I can't see Microsoft doing a "Skype" and merging GitHub into their platforms.

Maybe not now, but what about after the next reorganization or the next CEO? If it's no longer in MS' interests to keep a relationship with this audience somewhere down the road, why would they leave them alone?

This is the uncertainty people are afraid of.

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Re:Microsoft Is Said to Have Agreed to Acquire GitHub by Cthulhu_ on Monday June 04, 2018 @03:58AM (#17225504)
For Github there was always uncertainty; if MS didn't take over, investors would've, or another (less capable) competitor (like I dunno, Yahoo?). I'm confident in MS keeping github running smoothly and moving forward.
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