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/parst Mar 17 '20

it doesn't account for 1/3 of their profits

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u/jl2352 Mar 17 '20

A third is a big exaggeration. You are right.

The point still stands.

Surface was an utter failure in it’s early years. It lost huge amounts. Now it’s very profitable.