Did folks also see Josh Pollara's (of Stategraph) LinkedIn post? He wrote, briefly, this was GitLab's market to lose after GitHub's troubles.

Yes, he nailed it

Yup, it's a shame, especially the job cuts. Presumably the restructuring plan had been in the works for months. Maybe leaders had become too attached to it to change course after April, 2026 at GitHub. On the other hand, maybe competing with a Microsoft subsidiary is like being in the airline industry. Smaller players know not to go too far, because the incumbent can always afford to underprice and outlast them. We'll see in a few years if this makes a business school case study. 🙂