Our reactions to Microsoft buying GitHub (Spotlight #14)

Hear insights and reactions from Adam Stacoviak and Jerod Santo as they break down the news of Microsoft’s acquisition of GitHub — from speculation to confirmation — including commentary from members of the developer community by way of Twitter and Slack.

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Featuring:

• Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
• Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

• Will Microsoft buy GitHub?
• Microsoft has been talking about buying GitHub, a startup at the center of the software world last valued at $2 billion
• A bright future for GitHub
• Microsoft to acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion
• Microsoft is buying GitHub for $7.5 billion
• 👋 Hello, GitHub
• Here’s the issue we posted to share our list of podcast episodes covering of the dramatic shift of Microsoft over the years.
• Congratulations GitHub on the acquisition by Microsoft
• Winners and Losers on YouTube
• The Four
• Scott Galloway (@profgalloway) on Twitter
• @masukomi’s tweet
• @dorkitude’s tweet
• @mjackson’s tweet
• @migueldeicaza’s tweet
• @kellabyte’s tweet
• @jasonfried’s tweet
• @dhh’s tweet

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