As opposed to all of the other non-tyrants companies, including profit-seeking and non-profit companies.

Which companies are those that aren’t “tyrants”?

> As opposed to all of the other companies that aren’t seeking profits?

One of many is right in the quote.

The obvious difference is how the power in an industry has been wielded. Railroad barons were the closest historical equivalent, imo.

What power is Microsoft “wielding” as far as hosted git repositories? Literally anyone can set up a git server

> What power is Microsoft “wielding”

Again, this is about historic context. They wielded power widely enough (monopolistic practices, predatory acquisitions, etc) that they earned the distrust. Every move, however magnanimous is carefully weighed as to how it can be monetize at a maxim (now, without drawing Govt scrutiny).