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I somehow had a feeling Gitlab would be bought this year, but the list dramatically falls apart upon closer inspection: - Google: will never work, completely d

I somehow had a feeling Gitlab would be bought this year, but the list dramatically falls apart upon closer inspection: - Google: will never work, completely different mindset and engineering culture. Gitlab feels way too unrefined (in a good sense). - AWS: Gitlab is already too different from their tech, and will never be that tightly coupled with the rest of AWS. - IBM: :') they wish - MS: already has GitHub Any others? I think any giant company would have a hard time integrating all-remote Gitlab.

travbrack 6y ago
I think you're underestimating the power of a boatload of cash. All of the companies you listed could afford to buy gitlab.
- jtwaleson 6y ago
  Sure they could, but it still needs to make sense from either a growth or a defense play. I don't see that for any of these companies.
stock_toaster 6y ago
> I think any giant company would have a hard time integrating all-remote Gitlab. Atlassian maybe? (shudder)
- jbay808 6y ago
  Don't they already have Bitbucket?
  - johnbellone 6y ago
    They do, along with several other competing products.
  - fomine3 6y ago
    They bought Trello even they have Jira
- igetspam 6y ago
  I would stop using gitlab immediately if that happened.
- lokedhs 6y ago
  If we are thinking less-than-ideal buyers, I could imagine Oracle or SAP could be interested?
muratsu 6y ago
Being all-remote makes it harder to get acquired. Even if the acquirer is forward thinking, there are many complications to be addressed (compliance with existing hr/payroll/etc). Last I've checked Gitlab was en route to IPO which makes sense given their unique structure.
- maddyboo 6y ago
  > Being all-remote makes it harder to get acquired Do you think this has changed amid the pandemic, though? Wouldn't having a proven remote workforce actually increase your desirability?
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indigochill 6y ago
I actually have no idea, but isn't "open core" a turn-off to would-be acquirers as well, since the core can fork out from under them if they try to work too hard against the wishes of the community? Maybe there have been open core acquisitions. I don't follow startup news that closely.
- JetSpiegel 6y ago
  Who would maintain the fork?
jsilence 6y ago
Facebook? duck

travbrack 6y ago

I think you're underestimating the power of a boatload of cash. All of the companies you listed could afford to buy gitlab.

jtwaleson 6y ago
Sure they could, but it still needs to make sense from either a growth or a defense play. I don't see that for any of these companies.

stock_toaster 6y ago

> I think any giant company would have a hard time integrating all-remote Gitlab. Atlassian maybe? (shudder)

jbay808 6y ago
Don't they already have Bitbucket?
- johnbellone 6y ago
  They do, along with several other competing products.
- fomine3 6y ago
  They bought Trello even they have Jira
igetspam 6y ago
I would stop using gitlab immediately if that happened.
lokedhs 6y ago
If we are thinking less-than-ideal buyers, I could imagine Oracle or SAP could be interested?

muratsu 6y ago

Being all-remote makes it harder to get acquired. Even if the acquirer is forward thinking, there are many complications to be addressed (compliance with existing hr/payroll/etc). Last I've checked Gitlab was en route to IPO which makes sense given their unique structure.

maddyboo 6y ago
> Being all-remote makes it harder to get acquired Do you think this has changed amid the pandemic, though? Wouldn't having a proven remote workforce actually increase your desirability?

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indigochill 6y ago

I actually have no idea, but isn't "open core" a turn-off to would-be acquirers as well, since the core can fork out from under them if they try to work too hard against the wishes of the community? Maybe there have been open core acquisitions. I don't follow startup news that closely.

JetSpiegel 6y ago
Who would maintain the fork?

jsilence 6y ago

Facebook? duck