QUOTE: Microsoft used to run a rival service called Codeplex, but shut it down last year saying that Github had become the "de facto place for open source sharing".
It makes sense for a big company to buy shares in a service supplier they want to provide financial support for. But buying a controlling interest is about control, not support. Microsoft buys Github code-sharing site for $7.5bn https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44351214 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
