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