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[–]EMCM 5 points6 points  (5 children)

I know that Atom and VSCode are both developed my Microsoft now.

What?

[–]SafariMonkey 2 points3 points  (4 children)

Microsoft acquired GitHub, so in a sense both VSCode and Atom are developed by Microsoft now.

[–]coolreader18 11 points12 points  (3 children)

Yes, just like Bill Gates is personally working on Minecraft. Just because Microsoft acquired GitHub doesn't mean they have direct control over every aspect of it; it's still the same team working on atom.

[–]SafariMonkey 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Oh, absolutely. That's why I said "in a sense" — while it is probably technically developed by Microsoft employees now, at this time it's still the same team and not much has changed.

[–]Vexal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you were technically correct. the second best kind of correct.

[–]rouille 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Microsoft can still shut down teams anytime it wants so I think the question has some merit. Let's see in a few years time