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Re:Sam Altman, Greg Brockman and others to join Microsoft by moffkalast on Monday November 20, 2023 @04:39AM (#38345489)
> Four years after being acquired by Microsoft, GitHub keeps doing its thing

The fact that this is even news speaks of the absolute shit job they've done with acquisitions in the past.

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Re:Sam Altman, Greg Brockman and others to join Microsoft by firtoz on Monday November 20, 2023 @04:44AM (#38345538)
Maybe they learned their lesson?

Looking at the global track records of what happens after acquisitions, these don't seem too bad

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Re:Sam Altman, Greg Brockman and others to join Microsoft by efdee on Monday November 20, 2023 @04:59AM (#38345687)
It absolutely does not. Take a look around at acquisitions in general and count how many acquired teams are still doing their thing.
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