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		fcantournet on Sept 17, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gitlab S-1 GitHub wasn't profitable either when MS aquired it. it was about the same ARR than gitlab is right now. Now if your talking about brand and positioning that's another matter.

nixgeek on Sept 17, 2021 [–]

What's your source for the ARR comparison, out of interest? I'm of a different impression, and believe GitHub's ARR was actually quite a bit higher than GitLab at the point Microsoft executed that deal.

Do you think the GitHub or GitLab brand is stronger, today?

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