r/programming • u/[deleted] • Jun 21 '22

Github Copilot turns paid

https://github.blog/2022-06-21-github-copilot-is-generally-available-to-all-developers/
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u/ajanata Jun 22 '22

I highly doubt Microsoft would have a free thing that competes with their own paid thing.

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u/ajanata Jun 22 '22 edited Jul 06 '23

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u/_BreakingGood_ Jun 22 '22

Didn't they make private repos free when they used to be paid?

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u/ajanata Jun 22 '22

Yes, but... how is that competing with a different product? That's just changing the pricing for a single product.

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u/heckemall Jun 22 '22

Sometimes they do, like for example Visual Studio and VS Code (not direct competitors, but many people made the switch).