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> the primary reason it died was because Microsoft decided to make their own competing editor > Microsoft likely gave zero shits about Atom as a competitive th
by mynameisvlad 4y ago
> the primary reason it died was because Microsoft decided to make their own competing editor
> Microsoft likely gave zero shits about Atom as a competitive threat since it was effectively dead at the time anyways
How can Microsoft both give zero shits because it was effectively dead, while also still being the primary reason it died? That seems to be a chicken-egg problem.
- bogwog 4y agoI mean that Microsoft's acquisition of Github had nothing to do with Atom whatsoever (I assume), but the acquisition was the final nail in the coffin for it. Would it have survived if Microsoft didn't acquire Github? It's possible, however unlikely. But after the acquisition? Not a chance.
- pygy_ 4y agoChronology. VSCode ate Atom's lunch before MS purchased GH.