- It's official: Microsoft now owns GitHub.
- Microsoft acquired the developer platform for $7.5 billion in a deal first reported in June by Business Insider.
- GitHub announced it now has 31 million developers using its platform.
- The deal officially closed on Friday — now it's time for GitHub's new CEO Nat Friedman to get down to business.
earlier this month that GitHub will become a cornerstone of Microsoft's newfound leadership position in the world of open-source software, where it's become a major player.
"I’ve spent the past few months meeting with hundreds of developers as I prepared for this role, from maintainers to startups to large businesses," Friedman said in a Read more about Microsoft's strategy with GitHub and how its new CEO Nat Friedman intends to drive the developer platform forward into its next stage of life.
