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> Where do you see the profit motive? I never wrote anything abut profit motives. You just made the same leap of logic again. Do you know factually that , "M
by IncRnd 8y ago
> Where do you see the profit motive?
I never wrote anything abut profit motives. You just made the same leap of logic again.
Do you know factually that , "Microsoft is committed to losing money from now until they cease to exist to continue GitHub as a going concern."
- parvenu74 8y agoThe fact that Microsoft tried as many times as they did to push Windows Phone -- even buying Nokia to have a captive device maker -- shows how committed they can be to losing money.
- linuxftw 8y agoI agree with you here. I doubt Microsoft is committed to losing money on a product. There could be a direct (selling subscriptions / additional addon products) or indirect (marketing dollars, community goodwill, 'mindshare) profit motivations. I think Microsoft sees this as a way to get into businesses that would have never entertained a relationship with them. When those github enterprise contracts come up for renewal, I expect large discounts for trying Azure and other Microsoft products to come with them.