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So, Microsoft cares more about capturing the complete social graph of the software community than it does about direct revenue from an already not-very profitab
by jMyles 8y ago
So, Microsoft cares more about capturing the complete social graph of the software community than it does about direct revenue from an already not-very profitable (or perhaps not at all profitable?) acquisition.
Got it.
- Joeri 8y agoMicrosoft has both linkedin and github, meaning they have the social graph of the government, business and the technology spheres. That social graph is arguably even more valuable in terms of revenue opportunities than facebook's. Direct revenue of linkedin and github might as well be irrelevant.
- jMyles 8y agoYeah, that's exactly what I'm thinking. So, what's their social graph play?
- Kadin 8y agoI don't think this is a "social graph play". I think it's about them realizing that the small amount of revenue they get from individual subscriptions is worth less than the free advertising/marketing they get by making it free for individuals, and then letting developers advocate for GH inside organizations which end up buying Enterprise licenses. This is more about getting people to use (or keep using) GitHub for their personal projects so that it seems like a natural/obvious/default choice for a bigger-budget project, and that's where the revenue is.
- throwaway74104 8y agoAnd Microsoft is in good relationship with the government and agencies. Guess how valuable is that data for them :) And guess what they want... "Private code to know what people are working on."