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by urda 2532 days ago
> Acquiring GitHub they got access to all private repositiories and insight to what other companies are doing. This is despicable.

Spreading disinformation in 2019 is despicable itself.

- Microsoft already handles data from competitors in other portions of their corporation. If it was discovered that Microsoft and / or GitHub actors were acting in bad faith with private repositories, that would immediately erode the trust of their Azure platform.

- Most projects are more than just the code. It's often build toolchains, pipelines, and other specific knowledge around said code.