[Iv]

Not really. Nowadays a user base complete with data usage of the demographic you want to target is super precious.

Think about it: Microsoft will know exactly who, when and from where people accessed your repositories. They will have detailed metrics on your commit/push patterns, the devices you use, etc...

A social network of developers is probably something very precious. And whether MS's motives toward open source are hostile or benevolent, it is a precious thing to have.

Even if they just want to kill it, that's probably the amount you need to spend on it.

[pietroglyph]

It feels like enterprise sales are the product here, not users' data. It seems like a great way to alienate a community that is normally pretty conscientious about privacy though.