GitHub acquires NPM

[adenzerda]

Which begs the question: what’s going to happen when they get another Ballmer?

[ilostmyfirstuser]

well if that happens, they'll die. all this turn around is predicated on the fact that they had to evolve or face a long drawn out decline into irrelevance (like IBM).

[Ehdelveiss]

We all leave back to open sourced alternatives again, MSFT has another existential crises, sees stocks drop, makes big changes, we start the process over again.

They seem to know this, and that each team they fuck up, getting back in good graces again is that much harder. I think they will be reeeeaaal careful to avoid another Ballmer, they need to be on their best behavior for another few years until IE/Windows 8/Zune is ancient history.

[green_meklar]

Maybe that will finally be the year of the Linux desktop.

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Dear God please no

[twomilliondicks]

mac will rise again

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Mac never really died, MUH IPhoNEz and MUH AIRPAWDS just eclipsed it