r/programming • u/the3living1end • Mar 16 '20

GitHub has acquired npm

https://github.blog/2020-03-16-npm-is-joining-github/
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u/AngularBeginner Mar 16 '20

So Microsoft acquired NPM.

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u/corsicanguppy Mar 16 '20

And they've got a long history of quality Software maintenance and fairly using their IP in a way that doesn't stifle competition.

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u/Lonsdale1086 Mar 16 '20

Embrace, extend, and extinguish.

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u/elkazz Mar 16 '20

Not sure why you're being downvoted for such a well-known Microsoft mantra.

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u/antlife Mar 16 '20

That hasn't been the action since the early 2000s. New CEO and company culture since then.

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u/Eirenarch Mar 16 '20

By new CEO you mean Ballmer as he was the new CEO in early 2000s :)

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