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12 June 2018

After GitHub acquisition, Microsoft will need to up its game in the enterprise

This article is part of the Computer Weekly issue of 12 June 2018

Microsoft’s $7.6bn acquisition of GitHub propels the company that is loved and hated for Windows to the very heart of open source. Can it be trusted?

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