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Re:NPM Is Joining GitHub by ShamelessC on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @07:35AM (#22603837)
ah that makes sense. That's disappointing for sure but I assumed they meant something more specific to Microsoft. These profit oriented changes are pretty standard after the acquisition of any website. If anything they feel mild considering how much potential there is for Microsoft to really exploit the freemium experience for more sales.

On the other hand, GitHub had a reputation for offering a first class freemium experience and this does chip away at that a bit.

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Re:NPM Is Joining GitHub by searchableguy on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @12:36PM (#22606725)
Yeah, I guess a few more changes to push you to select to receive promotional emails. Other than that, it's pretty alright.

I like that they don't have 30 day retention policy when you want to delete something (repos, account) which is what everyone else does to keep you on the site. Really hate that.

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