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1. jjorda+N3[view] [source] 2025-12-02 18:24:39
>>ryanvo+(OP)
I don't really see how Bun fits as an acquisition for an AI company. This seems more like "we have tons of capital and we want to buy something great" than "Bun is essential to our core business model".
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2. nuruma+64[view] [source] 2025-12-02 18:25:42
>>jjorda+N3
Looks like they are acquiring the team rather than the product
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3. simonw+j4[view] [source] 2025-12-02 18:26:13
>>nuruma+64
No, they're clearly acquiring the technology. They're betting Claude Code on Bun, they have an invested interest in the health of Bun.
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4. LunaSe+a5[view] [source] 2025-12-02 18:29:15
>>simonw+j4
Why would they want to bet on nascent technology whereas Node.js bas existed for a god 15 years?
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5. stonog+Z5[view] [source] 2025-12-02 18:32:05
>>LunaSe+a5
Because Microsoft already owns that.
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6. Octoth+P7[view] [source] 2025-12-02 18:39:56
>>stonog+Z5
Are you referring to node? MS doesn't own that. It's maintained by Joyent, who in turn is owned by Samsung.
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7. simonw+pb[view] [source] 2025-12-02 18:53:49
>>Octoth+P7
Joyent handed Node.js over to a foundation in 2015, and that foundation merged into the JS Foundation to become the OpenJS Foundation in 2019.

I'm not sure if Joyent have any significant role in Node.js maintenance any more.

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