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That's what I was surprised the most about. 0% cut and they also mentioned a 5k match? What? How is that even viable for Microsoft? That seems superior to basi
by ehsankia 6y ago
That's what I was surprised the most about. 0% cut and they also mentioned a 5k match? What? How is that even viable for Microsoft?
That seems superior to basically every single platform out there. It's an instant win for GitHub Sponsors.
- ocdtrekkie 6y agoIt's a promotional incentive. Fees will happen, and matching will end. But in the meantime, it means my sponsoring a project I care about magnifies my money for a cause I value, so I'm happy to participate.
- hanniabu 6y agoYeah the $5k match seems easy to game
- duderific 6y agoMicrosoft has such deep pockets, they can probably afford to lose a bit here to get people to migrate to their platform.
- z3t4 6y agoPaying 5k to high profile people is probably just a fraction of what they spend on marketing, but probably more effective. Say you are a marketer and you bring hundreds of paying users to a platform, 5k is cheap.