🍀Microsoft to acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion
REDMOND, Wash. — June 4, 2018 — Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced it has reached an agreement to acquire GitHub, the world’s leading software development platform where more than 28 million developers learn, share and collaborate to create the future.
Together, the two companies will empower developers to achieve more at every stage of the development lifecycle, accelerate enterprise use of GitHub, and bring Microsoft’s developer tools and services to new audiences.
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https://news.microsoft.com/2018/06/04/microsoft-to-acquire-github-for-7-5-billion/
Microsoft buys Github code-sharing site for $7.5bn – BBC News
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44351214
Microsoft promises to keep GitHub independent and open | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/04/microsoft-promises-to-keep-github-independent-and-open/