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Re: Microsoft to purchase Github

From	Paul <nospam@needed.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject	Re: Microsoft to purchase Github
Date	2018-06-02 22:55 -0400
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<pevlb7$j52$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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oOze wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Jun 2018 22:13:26 -0400, Big Al <Big_Al@invalid.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 06/01/2018 09:57 PM, oOze wrote:
>>> A major coup if it happens.
>>>
>>> <https://www.neowin.net/news/a-microsoft-acquisition-of-github-valued-at-2-billion-said-to-be-in-the-works>
>>>
>> There goes the open source world, and Linux!
> 
> Well, knowing how crafty free software developers are, I doubt that
> they'll see this as anything more than a setback. Besides, the
> software ON Github doesn't belong to them even if they buy the site.

You don't understand.

All that Microsoft wants, is the contact info, the "phone book".

They don't give a rats ass what the site does.

For an example of this, look at the purchase of LinkedIn.
What did they do with that asset exactly ? They paid
billions for it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LinkedIn

   "As of 2015, most of the company's revenue came from selling
    access to information about its members to recruiters and
    sales professionals."

They'll do the same thing with the Github registration info.
"John Smith knows Python, and here is the proof."

And of course, they'll send spam emails offering
"Get Office 365". Because you know the people on Github
are really hungry for stuff like that.

It's like Microsoft is buying a bowling alley, because
it "likes the smell of the shoes" :-)

    Paul

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Microsoft to purchase Github oOze <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-06-01 21:57 -0400
  Re: Microsoft to purchase Github Fred <Fred.rscmdffjf@l.invalid> - 2018-06-01 19:05 -0700
    Re: Microsoft to purchase Github Sam E <why.should.this@be.email.invalid> - 2018-06-02 10:06 -0500
    Re: Microsoft to purchase Github "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2018-06-03 23:42 -0700
  Re: Microsoft to purchase Github Big Al <Big_Al@invalid.com> - 2018-06-01 22:13 -0400
    Re: Microsoft to purchase Github Peter Kozlov <pkoz@blacksea.design> - 2018-06-02 02:46 +0000
      Re: Microsoft to purchase Github Big Al <Big_Al@invalid.com> - 2018-06-01 22:54 -0400
    Re: Microsoft to purchase Github Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2018-06-02 07:28 -0400
      Re: Microsoft to purchase Github chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-06-08 07:30 -0500
        Re: Microsoft to purchase Github SilverSlimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-06-08 11:12 -0400
        Re: Microsoft to purchase Github "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2018-06-08 21:56 +0000
    Re: Microsoft to purchase Github oOze <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-06-02 22:28 -0400
      Re: Microsoft to purchase Github Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2018-06-02 22:55 -0400
        Re: Microsoft to purchase Github oOze <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-06-03 09:38 -0400
          Re: Microsoft to purchase Github Peter Kozlov <pkoz@blacksea.design> - 2018-06-03 14:26 +0000
  Re: Microsoft to purchase Github Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2018-06-02 11:42 +0100
  Re: Microsoft to purchase Github default <default@defaulter.net> - 2018-06-02 13:06 -0400

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