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In episode 46 of To Be Continuous, Paul and Edith discuss Microsoft's acquisition of GitHub. Is it a good thing? What will be the impact of such a massive deal on companies and developers in the devtools space? The post Ep. #46, Microsoft Acquires GitHub appeared first on Heavybit.
In episode 46 of To Be Continuous, Paul and Edith discuss Microsoft's acquisition of GitHub. Is it a good thing? What will be the impact of such a massive deal on companies and developers in the devtools space?
Host: Taylor Wiegert (www.twitter.com/twiegert) This week’s headlines: Apple Laying Groundwork for Ad Network, Apple Hosts WWDC, Facebook to Launch Lip Sync Live and Instagram Laying Groundwork for Long-Form Content. The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Found to Share Data with Device Makers, Pinterest Adds New Format for Promoted Video, Microsoft Acquires GitHub, Facebook Launching News Shows in News Hub, Facebook Integrates Audience Network with New Ad Exchanges, Instagram Adds Ability to Share Stories of Others and Facebook Launches New Gaming Hub. Download or subscribe to this podcast at www.braveadworld.com/podcast. Find more social media marketing insights on the Brave Ad World blog at www.braveadworld.com. You can contact Brave Ad World at BraveAdWorld [at] gmail.com, or connect with Taylor on Twitter @twiegert.
Episode 54 “Git Gud?” 10 June 2018 Attendees Jeff Budzinski, Matt Slavin Agenda New Business Microsoft Acquires GitHub for $7.5B in Microsoft stock https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/04/microsoft-has-acquired-github-for-7-5b-in-microsoft-stock/ Microsoft Sharepoint Mixed Reality https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/21/17376422/microsoft-sharepoint-spaces-mixed-reality-virtual-reality-features Tesla Full Autopilot in August https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/10/tesla-will-start-enabling-full-self-driving-features-in-august/ Net Neutrality Dead on Monday https://www.cnet.com/news/net-neutrality-is-really-officially-dead-on-monday-now-what/ Amazon Admits to Labor Violations https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/10/amazon-admits-to-labor-violations-at-echo-factory/ Facebook Privacy Goof https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/06/facebook-bug-made-posts-by-14-million-users-readable-by-anyone/ Notes - Plugs, worthy mentions, etc. Podbean: Google Play: Industry 4.0 iTunes: Industry 4.0 Stitcher: I4o Twitch: https://go.twitch.tv/industryfouroh Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/industryfouroh Twitter: https://twitter.com/industryfouroh All episode music produced by Jeff Budzinski: https://soundcloud.com/thejbones
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Microsoft recently acquired GitHub, an open source software platform, for $7.5 billion. With lots of developers "freaking out", I wanted to share my opinion on why I don't think this acquisition is necessarily a bad thing. Video version: https://youtu.be/ggTDiWNvoss Episode Links: News article from The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/4/17422788/microsoft-github-acquisition-official-deal Charged article by Owen: https://char.gd/blog/2018/why-microsoft-acquiring-github-is-a-good-thing Follow me on other platforms: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunnysinghio YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SunnySinghTV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunnysingh.io/ New to web development? Check out my course on Skillshare: https://skl.sh/2okjvGm