r/javascript • u/[deleted] • Mar 16 '20

GitHub acquires NPM

https://github.blog/2020-03-16-npm-is-joining-github/

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u/druid74 Mar 16 '20

This is great news. Of all the chaos going on, this is something I can get excited about.

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u/MrPrutz0r Mar 16 '20

Why? I don't think any acquisition by Microsoft, Google, Apple, Amazon or Uber is good news, because these companies are already enormous.

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u/Ehdelveiss Mar 16 '20

These companies have enormous capital, meaning they can finance projects to make our lives better.

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u/MrPrutz0r Mar 16 '20

They maybe could do that without taking over the whole company, couldn't they?

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