Microsoft Monday: GitHub Acquired For $7.5 Billion, Xbox One X Discount, New Parental Controls

"Microsoft Monday" is a weekly column that focuses on all things Microsoft. This week "Microsoft Monday" features news about the GitHub acquisition, the first Xbox One X discount along with other deals, Office 365 getting added to the Mac App Store, Office 365 improvements and much more! GitHub Acquired For $7.5 Billion Today Microsoft officially confirmed that it has acquired GitHub for $7.5 billion. GitHub is a leading software development platform where over 28 million developers share and collaborate. "Microsoft is a developer-first company, and by joining forces with GitHub we strengthen our commitment to developer freedom, openness and innovation," said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.