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What GitHub and Microsoft have to gain from the acquisition

Jun04
by on June 4, 2018 at 10:51 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev


Last night, Bloomberg published a report saying that Microsoft had acquired GitHub. The formal announcement is expected to drop later today. The deal has caused no shortage of turmoil in the developer community. Many are unhappy with the deal. Some are so upset, they’re migrating to the rival GitLab service. But it’s worth talking about what this will mean for the companies at the heart of the deal: GitHub and Microsoft. Both parties have a lot to gain. Let’s look at GitHub. The main thing it’s getting from this deal is stability. Throughout its ten years as an independent company,…

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Devs are flooding to GitLab amidst Github Microsoft acquisition rumors

Jun04
by on June 4, 2018 at 9:54 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev


Last night, Bloomberg reported that Microsoft has acquired GitHub. The deal is still unconfirmed by both parties (I asked, they said “no comment“), but it’s believed Microsoft will announce it later today. Suffice to say, not everyone is happy about it. A quick search on Twitter finds countless people proclaiming that Github is dead, and promising to move to rival services — like GitLab and Atlassian’s BitBucket. It seems some are making good on their promises. GitLab says it’s seeing ten times the usual normal daily amount of repositories. We’re seeing 10x the normal daily amount of repositories #movingtogitlab https://t.co/7AWH7BmMvM…

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Devs are flooding to GitLab amidst Github Microsoft acquisition rumors

Jun04
by on June 4, 2018 at 9:54 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev


Last night, Bloomberg reported that Microsoft has acquired GitHub. The deal is still unconfirmed by both parties (I asked, they said “no comment“), but it’s believed Microsoft will announce it later today. Suffice to say, not everyone is happy about it. A quick search on Twitter finds countless people proclaiming that Github is dead, and promising to move to rival services — like GitLab and Atlassian’s BitBucket. It seems some are making good on their promises. GitLab says it’s seeing ten times the usual normal daily amount of repositories. We’re seeing 10x the normal daily amount of repositories #movingtogitlab https://t.co/7AWH7BmMvM…

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TCL gives the BlackBerry Key2 a separate Chinese launch amidst big retail push

Jun04
by on June 4, 2018 at 9:23 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Mobile


I’m not a little bit embarrassed to say I’m really excited about the upcoming BlackBerry Key2. I was a huge fan of the first, and I’m intrigued to see how TCL (the licensor of the BlackBerry brand) has improved on arguably the best physical keyboard phone to date. The Key2’s launch is penned for June 7, and will take place in New York City. Interestingly, the company is also planning a separate launch for the Chinese market, on June 8. BlackBerry announced the launch on its official Weibo page. Unfortunately though, it doesn’t reveal much about the phone itself, other…

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Apple’s WWDC 2018: Here’s what to expect

Jun04
by on June 4, 2018 at 6:50 am
Posted In: Around the Web


Wondering what to expect at Apple’s WWDC event later today? We have some idea of what the company has in store: Let’s start with the most obvious stuff first. iOS 12 is expected to be announced today, but it’s mostly going to bring stability and performance improvements, some health and parental control features, a revamped iBooks experience for reading ebooks, and some ways to cut down on how much time you spend on your phone. We’re also expecting to hear about updates to the NFC functionality in iPhones equipped with the necessary chips, which will allow you to unlock smart…

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