Re: "Python creator [..] joins Microsoft"
Because so much stuff is being done in Python, Microsoft is seriously considering allowing to be used for extensions. So, instead of some horrible VBA blackbox, people who really want to, will be able to write macros in Python.
Guido certainly isn't doing this because he has to but because he wants to and thinks he'll be allowed to make a difference. Something which he famously wasn't allowed to while at Google where his Python for Android was taken out back…
Biting the hand that feeds IT
