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Re:Microsoft acquires Github by disposablename on Monday June 04, 2018 @02:06PM (#17230391)
Yes, let's have fewer choices for everything! That is sure to spur innovation!
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Re:Microsoft acquires Github by jhasse on Monday June 04, 2018 @02:59PM (#17230968)
There are a lot of situations where people don't have a choice but to use DirectX or MSVC. Same was true for Internet Explorer.

It's only a choice if we have open standards so you can actually choose between different implementations.

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