Some are saying that by introducing statuses Microsoft wants to emphasize the social network aspect of GitHub. The way this new feature was presented suggests something different to me. The emphasis seems to be on team or intra-company communication. If this is true, I expect Microsoft eventually to integrate a Slack clone. They already have one called Microsoft Teams, but if they integrate one into GitHub, it will probably be a separate product under the GitHub brand. It would at least be better marketing given GitHub's user base.