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So far Microsoft isn’t taking customers away from AWS. They’re just expanding the total market.

But I do wonder if AWS will try to buy gitlab.

>>jedber+(OP)
Gitlab states it wants to go public this year

https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/being-a-public-company/

>>jedber+(OP)
While Amazon tried to go into the private hosting and ci/cd market, they are not a dev tool company. Microsoft was born as one. When Amazon or Google would buy GitLab they would meaningless integrate it, reduce staff by half and then ruin it over time.

Maybe when Microsoft would have opened up some years earlier, Codeplex would not share the fate of Google Cloud.

>>plange+Oq
That doesn't preclude AWS (or anyone else) from trying to buy them. :)

I don't know how much control their external board members have, but if an offer came in, the board may be able to force acceptance instead of going public.

>>oaiey+Ls
> While Amazon tried to go into the private hosting and ci/cd market, they are not a dev tool company

When did Amazon give up?

>>sdesol+uD
Oh sorry, I guess they did not. But their offerings are not really compelling outside AWS deployment.

>>plange+Oq
Even before, but moreso after this and the current economic climate, Gitlab is not going public.

Even GitHub was never in a position to go public, that seems to be mere postering to drive valuation or attract M&A offers.

>>jedber+(OP)
God, I hope not. I like GitLab. I feel like Amazon would ruin it.