Microsoft acquired GitHub for $7.5 billion in stock to gain access to where developers build applications. It will be important for Microsoft to maintain GitHub as an open platform to leverage this acquisition and tap into the potential to use Azure as the default deployment option for applications built through GitHub.

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News Analysis – Microsoft buys Github
MyPOV: Smart move by Microsoft, getting a key piece of how
NextGenApps are being built and OS is being created.
Now has to show good stewardship to leverage.
On June 4th Microsoft confirmed that it has acquired Github for
7.5B in stock. Nat Friedman (ex Xamarind) to lead Github.
Key Takeaways:
• Strategic move by Microsoft, gets in living room of developers
• It will be key for Microsoft to keep Github open
• Massive Azure potential to become de-facto deployment