On June 4, 2018, Microsoft announced its intent to acquire GitHub for US$7.5 billion (~$8.96 billion in 2023). The deal closed on October 26, 2018.[45] GitHub continued to operate independently as a community, platform and business.[46] Under Microsoft, the service was led by Xamarin’s Nat Friedman, reporting to Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of Microsoft Cloud and AI. Friedman resigned November 3, 2021, and was replaced by Thomas Dohmke.[47]
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