I think the idea is to compete with GitHub for Mac. As Tom Preston Werner mentioned a few weeks ago in why the company is putting so much emphasis on the Mac client, the idea is to go after a much wider user base than people who are able to use the command line. So that designers can use Git, for example.
Here's the quote:
Will SourceTree drop support for non-Atlassian products (e.g. GitHub)?
Absolutely not! Atlassian is completely committed to empowering developers to use whatever tools they choose; artificially limiting choice is simply not on the agenda.
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I hope Atlassian has the balls to leave in the support for github, even though they now own bitbucket.
Yes of course they'll support github too. Check out the facts in here: http://www.sourcetreeapp.com/acquisition-faq/
Here's the quote: Will SourceTree drop support for non-Atlassian products (e.g. GitHub)?
Absolutely not! Atlassian is completely committed to empowering developers to use whatever tools they choose; artificially limiting choice is simply not on the agenda.