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The reason Google doesn’t block Microsoft isn’t that they’re “looking out for Microsoft.” They’re looking out for themselves by being aware that blocking something that millions of people use would be bad for business.


So why isn't blocking something that is starred 82k times on GitHub bad for business.

That's peanuts compared to Microsoft's userbase

I forget. How much do users pay per star again?

Same difference.



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