Google exec says ok OK Microsoft took GitHub

Microsoft has entered GitHub, but Google may have also considered an acquisition.

Diane Greene, Google's cloud development manager, said Wednesday in San Francisco that she "would not have thought of buying [GitHub] but that's OK," according to Bloomberg. Has not confirmed if it offers on GitHub, a site many developers around the world are using to cooperate on programming projects.

Microsoft agreed earlier this month to acquire GitHub for 7 $ 5 billion This decision could help Microsoft focus on developing AI, tools and services running on multiple devices Founded in 2008, GitHub currently hosts 27 million software developers working on 80 million code repositories, Greene also said that two Google products are very popular on GitHub and she hoped that Microsoft would "keep them totally neutral," reported Bloomberg.

Microsoft has stated that GitHub would continue to operate independently and provide an open platform for all developers.

Google said that there was no additional comment. Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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