Microsoft buys GitHub for $7.5 billion, promises to keep it independent and open

“Software” isn’t just part of Microsoft’s name, it’s the heart of the company, and now it owns one of the most popular code repositories in the world. On Monday, Microsoft announced that it’s acquiring GitHub for $7.5 billion in stock.
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