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Today we've announced that we've signed an agreement to acquire NPM but we technically have not acquired them yet (referred to as "closed"). NPM is still their
by kdaigle 7y ago
Today we've announced that we've signed an agreement to acquire NPM but we technically have not acquired them yet (referred to as "closed"). NPM is still their own company for now and that's why the language is future tense.
- sandov 7y ago"Github is acquiring npm" then. "NPM is joining Github" sounds like you're just using Github to host your stuff.
- Conan_Kudo 7y agoUsing the "is joining" phrasing is a classic way to try to spin an acquisition as some kind of partnership. 99% of the time, it's definitely not.
- rdiddly 7y agoI literally thought that, clicked hide, then thought "Wait a minute, do they mean...?" and had to go fish it out of hidden items. "Joining" is an interesting term here... but I suppose it won because it sounds more like something friendly humans would do. "NPM Is Breaking Bread and Sharing with Github as Special Friends."
- TheKarateKid 7y agoThen saying "GitHub is acquiring NPM" would've been a more accurate way to say this.