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It is reported that GH makes about $200M a year.
by 5ersi 8y ago
It is reported that GH makes about $200M a year.
- bobwaycott 8y agoRight, but my understanding is they are not profitable (they were, but have been trying to work back toward profitability).
- mwcampbell 8y agoWhy did GitHub become unprofitable? Did they spend too much money hosting open-source projects, compared to what they made on private repos? Maybe the lesson is that free hosting never works.
- bmuon 8y agoIf I learned anything working at large companies is that hardware is never close to being as expensive as headcount.
- 08-15 8y agoGithub tried hard, but clearly didn't achieve enough diversity[1] and still had too many white women[2]. [1] https://blog.github.com/2016-05-26-diversity-and-inclusion-at-github/ https://blog.github.com/2016-05-26-diversity-and-inclusion-a... [2] http://i.imgur.com/7YaVYUx.jpg http://i.imgur.com/7YaVYUx.jpg
- foobarbazetc 8y agoNo, that’s not why.
- axiometry 8y agoMagic 8 ball says: Sorry, try again.
- TremendousJudge 8y agoI have been looking for a source to that claim (not the first I have seen) and haven't found one (either for or against profitability). Does anybody have one?