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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

Google admits it lost out to Microsoft buying GitHub [theverge.com]

A Google executive has admitted the search giant lost out on buying GitHub. Speaking at a Fortune Magazine event yesterday, Diane Greene Google's head of cloud made an interesting admission. "I wouldn't have minded buying them, but it's OK," said Greene, Bloomberg reports [bloomberg.com].

Previous rumors suggest [cnbc.com] Google was also trying to acquire GitHub, alongside Microsoft's bids [theverge.com]. GitHub founder Chris Wanstrath reportedly chose Microsoft because of his relationship with CEO Satya Nadella. GitHub is a large code repository that has become very popular with developers and companies to host projects, documentation, and code. Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, and many other big tech companies use GitHub. There are 85 million repositories hosted on GitHub, and 28 million developers contribute to them.

Also at CNBC [cnbc.com] and CNET [cnet.com].

Previously: Microsoft Holds Acquisition Talks with Github [soylentnews.org]
Microsoft Agrees to Acquire GitHub... for $7.5 Billion [Updated] [soylentnews.org]

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