Microsoft buys github: panic or chance?

Microsoft became the owner of Github, purchasing it for $ 7.5 billion. Github, thanks to his friendly attitude to Open Source and free repositories, has become indispensable for many developers worldwide.

🚀 The purchase news has caused a real panic among some GitHub users. They are worried that Microsoft will be able to influence the work of the platform, because in the past the company did not always have a positive effect on purchased products.

• 📌 Microsoft buys GitHub for $ 7.5 billion.
• 📌 Github is indispensable for many developers due to its support from Open Source.
• 📌 GitHub users are worried that Microsoft can adversely affect the platform.

💡 However, views on this issue may be different. Although Microsoft has the history of the acquisition and "death" of some products, the company has recently demonstrated a more positive attitude to Open Source. In particular, they purchased LinkedIn and retained its work almost unchanged. The company also released Visual Studio Code, one of the best code editors for Windows, which is Open Source.

🧠 It is important to note that Microsoft, if desirable to preserve the goodwill they have earned in recent years, should allow GitHub to remain github.