alt Hacker NewsWhy is Microsoft supposed to listen? I'm not happy with them either but I understand their shift in business strategy.
So many people here treat github like it's a utility; it's not. If you're not happy with it, move on to alternatives or make your own version.
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The decision makers about what software forge to use are often not the same folks using the software forge.
> Why is Microsoft supposed to listen?
that's the point isn't it?
GitHub was a product that was loved by its userbase, because it was built by developers for developers
but Microsoft only care about one person, and one person alone: the individual that approves the purchase order
the people who have to suffer actually using the software are unimportant
which explains the rapid descent of GitHub into your standard quality Microsoft product (i.e.: terrible)
Genuinely curios, what shift?
Largely, because they want money from people. If you are in a business selling a product or service and you don't at least pay some attention to what customers are calling for, then you're likely to eventually fall flat no matter how big you are.
Of course IBM and Oracle still exist, so who knows.