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Microsoft buys GitHub for $7.5bn

The move that could help the software giant convince more developers to create applications for its cloud-computing business

Microsoft buys GitHub for $7.5bn

Microsoft is buying the software-code repository GitHub for $7.5bn in stock, a move that could help the software giant persuade more developers to create applications for its cloud-computing business, The Wall Street Journal reports.

The deal puts GitHub, a popular service where developers share and collaborate on code, into the hands of a tech giant that is among the leaders in cloud computing, where customers rent digital resources and applications on demand.

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