No. Read this: http://whygitisbetterthanx.com/ http://whygitisbetterthanx.com/ I would say the primary "hype" factor of git is because of local commits and a

No. Read this: http://whygitisbetterthanx.com/ http://whygitisbetterthanx.com/ I would say the primary "hype" factor of git is because of local commits and all the infrastructure/features around them. Better server-side merges is just a nice bonus.