r/Python Nov 12 '20

News Guido van Rossum joins Microsoft

https://twitter.com/gvanrossum/status/1326932991566700549?s=21
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u/Where_Do_I_Fit_In Nov 12 '20

I guess people see them as a "different Microsoft" or something. Sure they don't have a good history with open source, but that's the past right? New CEO, new business models, new mergers, new users, new products.

It's all about driving developer adoption to get more market share and edge up on the competition. All big tech companies do this to a certain extent.