Microsoft’s stock has tripled while also giving out a dividend the entire time. If it’s about who owns the company, Gitlab got diluted by 25% since GitHub got

Microsoft’s stock has tripled while also giving out a dividend the entire time. If it’s about who owns the company, Gitlab got diluted by 25% since GitHub got bought (9%, 11%, and 6% dilutions for last two series and the IPO). GitHub likely would be worth a lot more today, but this isn’t a fair comparison at all. Especially if you’re on HN and care about founder and employee equity, not VC equity.