[freedomben]

I'll wait to jump ship until I see who buys them. It could end up being a huge positive for a gitlab. I have been very disappointed in their strategy the past few years and I think they squandered an enormous opportunity and amount of Goodwill with developers. If they got bought by somebody good, then I think it could end up being a massive positive.

[rurp]

I used Gitlab at a previous job maybe four years ago and really liked the UI. Switching to Github at the new gig felt like a huge step backwards. That said, the product and business news I have seen regarding Gitlab since then has almost all been negative. Hopefully they are able to turn things around because at one point I really hoped they would overtake Github and thought it might happen.

[Gigachad]

Microsoft buying GitHub seemed to be a huge benefit to GitHub at least.

[Normal_gaussian]

GitHub was in an odd position; HR had politically captured every department. A buyout by someone so big was pretty much the only way to do it.

[srik]

> HR had politically captured every department

Could you elaborate if you can?

[Lammy]

https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/follow-up-to-...

[marcus_holmes]

yeah, the product is great, but the pricing is a mess. If whoever buys it sorts that out it could be a win.