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[Update 20180604 @ 14:00 UTC: Acquisition confirmed. Microsoft is paying $7.5 billion in stock. Coverage at Microsoft, Security Week, The Register, and The Verge. Also, see the Microsoft blog post. --martyb]
Microsoft has reportedly acquired GitHub
Microsoft has reportedly acquired GitHub, and could announce the deal as early as Monday. Bloomberg reports that the software giant has agreed to acquire GitHub, and that the company chose Microsoft partly because of CEO Satya Nadella. Business Insider first reported that Microsoft had been in talks with GitHub recently.
Time to move off GitHub?
Previously: Microsoft Holds Acquisition Talks with Github
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Microsoft Agrees to Acquire GitHub... for $7.5 Billion [Updated]
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by BsAtHome on Monday June 04 2018, @02:31PM (1 child)
The US and EU regulatory system must say "OK" before the acquisition is final. It is expected to go through by the end of the year. That is when they will be able to perform an "extinguish" round and kill the competition. So far, only "embrace" (use it) and "extend" (buy your way in) have been on the agenda. The final step comes in due time.
(Score: 2, Funny) by realDonaldTrump on Monday June 04 2018, @04:42PM
Microsoft, if you're listening, fax the papers to my staff at 202-456-2461 and I'll sign them right away. With the most beautiful signature you've seen in your entire life. I am sitting in the Oval Office with a pen in hand. Waiting!!!