Stack Overflow Sold: $1.8B Sale to ProSUS

[jedishrfu]

A recent ARS TECHNICA article on the sale of Stack Over for $1.8 billion.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/stack-overflow-sold-to-tech-investor-prosus-for-1-8-billion/

 

[Wrichik Basu]

Also posted in the SO blog: https://stackoverflow.blog/2021/06/02/prosus-acquires-stack-overflow/

 

[Twigg]

Ok, so this is a stupid question, but what should we take away from this as users? Will we see anything different? My gut feeling is a resounding "no, they'd have to be crazy to change a working formula" but I really wouldn't know, as a very infrequent user myself.

 

[jedishrfu]

Who knows perhaps targeted adverts popping up on threads or even posts. Or they could go the route of quora and force you to sign up to see additional content.

or even make you pay a subscription to see content like many online newspapers.

 

[Twigg]

Oooof, if they put in a subscription requirement that would be pretty brutal. That would be some vantablack-level screwery given the value it has to the entire tech industry.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

They're going to want a return on investment. This is not a good thing.

 

[Keith_McClary]

Their user contributed content is CC BY-SA 4.0 .
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Does the company make any money from Stackexchange? They have very few ads, mostly their own, I think.
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Will PF be sold for $1.8 billion?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Will PF be sold for $1.8 billion?

I'll sell it for a lot less