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I keep expecting them to be acquired by someone... with Microsoft being the most logical acquirer so they can go platform independent and shut down Visual Studi
by mikece 1y ago
I keep expecting them to be acquired by someone... with Microsoft being the most logical acquirer so they can go platform independent and shut down Visual Studio (finally).
- hu3 1y agoMicrosoft Rider would be welcome. Visual Studio still would still be kept on mantainance mode for 10 to 20 years because of there's so much critical enterprise infrastructure that depends on it.
- reactordev 1y agoAs more of that migrates to DotNet Core, it’s less and less reliant on Visual Studio (the behemoth).
- shagie 1y agoIt's a bit harder to acquire a profitable company that isn't publicly traded and wasn't VC funded ( Jetbrains founders turn billionaires without VC help (2020) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25466304 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25466304 ).