GitHub was talking to Google but went with Microsoft instead

Re:GitHub was talking to Google but went with Microsoft instead by rifung on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @01:38PM (#17240091)

> Yeah. That generally how you fool people you are a good person. You do stuff that appears to be good hearted. Companies do that too. Just like politicians.

Companies aren't people though; they're made up of people.

So, where you could make the argument that it's very difficult for people to change, the people who make up a large company change everyday.

There are likely many "good" and "bad" people in a given company for any definition of good and bad. I'm sure the people at any sufficiently large company don't even agree on what is good or bad.

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Re:GitHub was talking to Google but went with Microsoft instead by some_account on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @02:15PM (#17240476)

Have you worked inside a company and been any form of leader? There is a culture in all large companies to make things appear a certain way, internally and publicly, while people in charge carry out whatever they are told from their bosses.

Microsoft employees may also believe they are now becoming a nicer company. It would make sense to have that kind of internal communication, and it increases morale and productivity of you believe your work is positive.

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Re:GitHub was talking to Google but went with Microsoft instead by Barrin92 on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @03:44PM (#17241352)

>There is a culture in all large companies to make things appear a certain way, internally and publicly, while people in charge carry out whatever they are told from their bosses.

Every large company manages public relations. That does not mean that they manage public relations dishonestly.If a company wants to turn their business model around, even if only out of self-interest, that is likely going to be accompanied by a PR effort.

There is no reason to assume malicious intent behind every PR-campaign because no institution benefits from lying out of principle.

And in the case of Microsoft, this turn-around seems reasonable. Their old, proprietary model isn't making them that much money any more. They're trying to be a developer-friendly platform.

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