The parody mocks PlayStation phasing out physical game releases.
pr tip: only make jokes from a position of strength
We heard you. And we agree.
In light of recent developments in physical media, GitHub is proud to announce that you can now obtain your public repo on CD-ROM.
Keep it. Lend it to friends. Pass it on to your children.
Your code is physically yours, forever. Until you lose it, let's be real.
Order yours today. https://gh.io/cd
Positive users enjoyed GitHub's limited CD-ROM stunt for public repos as clever viral marketing while negative users saw it as out-of-touch or performative.
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Such an odd marketing campaign.
The fine print: they will burn a total of 1,000 CDs with any public repo you choose and you get it a few weeks later
I don’t see the point unless there’s a joke I didn’t get
We heard you. And we agree.
In light of recent developments in physical media, GitHub is proud to announce that you can now obtain your public repo on CD-ROM.
Keep it. Lend it to friends. Pass it on to your children.
Your code is physically yours, forever. Until you lose it, let's be real.
Order yours today. https://gh.io/cd
AH!!!
Ok good joke, take it back!! Ty
@GergelyOrosz They're having fun with Sony's announcement to discontinue physical releases of Playstation games.
@benhylak I can’t lie I filled it out tho
@benhylak They gotta fix some 9s before they ship CDs
@benhylak Especially when there’s a joke so obvious, it writes itself. I haven’t looked at the comments but I can tell you with 100% certainty most of them must say “oh this way we can access our repo during a GitHub outage”
@GergelyOrosz They're having fun with Sony's announcement to discontinue physical releases of Playstation games.
@GergelyOrosz its def a joke but imo good marketing
@benhylak Ironically this is the surefire way to tell when a companies marketing / PR has drunk their own kool aid and still thinks they’re the market leader
@GergelyOrosz Any joke that is so niche and requires being very online isn’t a good joke
@GergelyOrosz It’s 1000 cds because 999 was too many nines for them
@benhylak The joke is over people’s heads
@benhylak Pr tip: not to glaze GitHub but like what’s an intern on Twitter, and a marketing department going to do about the architecture failure you’re complaining about. It’s like me trying to do OF like?? Make it make sense baby
@GergelyOrosz It was supposed to be posted on April's fools day but couldn't do it until now because of their downtime
@benhylak LMFAO
@GergelyOrosz I’m trying to figure out who they “heard”? What are these voices in their head telling them this was the thing the masses wanted? Is GitHub’s leadership schizo?
@benhylak I’m waiting for my CD.
@GergelyOrosz Viral marketing!! Do you remember the repo in Antarctica campaign?
@GergelyOrosz Honestly thought it was a April's fools joke lol
@GergelyOrosz irony is parent company is doing the same for Xbox so this is performative bs lol
@GergelyOrosz They found a bunch of cds
