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That raises the question of how GitHub/Microsoft plan to profit off the acquisition though? It can't be just for goodwill or marketing.
by ThrowawayR2 7y ago
That raises the question of how GitHub/Microsoft plan to profit off the acquisition though? It can't be just for goodwill or marketing.
- dpacmittal 7y agoThey own the ecosystem, they can leverage it in a lot of ways. And cost of running npm is drop in the ocean for a giant like MS.
- ecnahc515 7y agoThese companies don't need to profit off of acquisitions. If they're going to, it doesn't have to be direct either, it can be a method of growing their sales funnel if nothing else, or even just acquiring talent.