The role of blockchain in Microsoft’s GitHub acquisition

The main benefit to Microsoft from the GitHub deal is the potential to attract developers to Azure and Microsoft’s developer tools. But blockchain might have something to do with it. When it comes to Blockchain as a Service (BaaS), Microsoft was the first mover, and Azure has the broadest offering. Microsoft has a vision of how blockchain can transform business, which makes GitHub irresistible. Since the PC era when Microsoft started, only the first of the four technology phases – PC, dotcom, web2.0/social, mobile – favored a business-centric company like Microsoft.

The four tech eras: consumer v business

All of the computer technology phases since the launch of the PC have impacted both consumers and business, but not to the same extent. The PC phase arguably was the productivity period with high profile products like Microsoft Office and Exchange. The DotCom era was a consumer period with signature services like Yahoo, Google, Amazon, and eBay.

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