Microsoft officially announces agreement to acquire GitHub in $7.5 billion deal

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By Mark Wycislik-WilsonJun 4, 2018, 9:48 am122 pts
Following months of talks and rumors, Microsoft has finally officially revealed that it has agreed to acquire GitHub. The agreement sees the company acquiring the code repository for $7.5 billion in Microsoft stock. Microsoft says that GitHub will retain its developer-first ethos and will operate independently…

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