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Re:It's not you; GitHub is down again by LeifCarrotson on Monday February 09, 2026 @12:34PM (#46948152)
Utterly broken - perhaps, but apparently that's not exclusive with being highly profitable, so why should they care?
Re:It's not you; GitHub is down again by munk-a on Monday February 09, 2026 @02:04PM (#46949406)
When I first typed up my comment I said "their current business approach" and then corrected it to technical since - yea, in the short term it probably isn't hurting their pocket books too much. The issue is that it seems like a lot more folks are seriously considering switching off Windows - we'll see if this actually is the year of the linux desktop (it never seems to be in the end) but it certainly seems to be souring their brand reputation in a major way.
Re:It's not you; GitHub is down again by Aperocky on Monday February 09, 2026 @12:48PM (#46948334)
For the time being. Does anyone want Windows 11 for real?

The inertia is not permanent.

Re:It's not you; GitHub is down again by moffkalast on Monday February 09, 2026 @12:53PM (#46948411)
Cause it's finally the year of Linux on desktop.