fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoExclusive: Google-backed software developer GitLab explores sale, sources say | Reuterswww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansprogramming@programming.devprogramming@beehaw.orggitlab@programming.dev
arrow-up1148arrow-down1external-linkExclusive: Google-backed software developer GitLab explores sale, sources say | Reuterswww.reuters.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansprogramming@programming.devprogramming@beehaw.orggitlab@programming.dev
minus-squarejust another dev@lemmy.my-box.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 months agoBut they have been partially owned by Google for the past time, and the product has been great. Google’s involvement is only going to lessen, so the only reason to put so much emphasis on that in the headline would be to get those rage clicks.
minus-squareTheGalacticVoid@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoPartially owned gives room for the product to stay alive. It being fully owned by Google makes it subject to being killed.
But they have been partially owned by Google for the past time, and the product has been great.
Google’s involvement is only going to lessen, so the only reason to put so much emphasis on that in the headline would be to get those rage clicks.
Partially owned gives room for the product to stay alive. It being fully owned by Google makes it subject to being killed.