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 # About Weaveworks
 
-[Weaveworks](https://www.weave.works) is the company that delivers the most productive way for developers to connect, observe and control
-Docker containers.
+[Weaveworks](https://www.weave.works) is the company that delivers the most productive way for developers to connect, observe and control Docker containers.
 
-This repository contains [Weave Net](https://www.weave.works/products/weave-net/), the first product developed by Weaveworks, and with over 8 million downloads to date, enables you to get started with Docker clusters and portable apps in a fraction of the time compared with other solutions.
+This repository contains [Weave Net](https://www.weave.works/products/weave-net/), the first product developed by Weaveworks, with over 8 million downloads to date. Weave Net enables you to get started with Docker clusters and portable apps in a fraction of the time required by other solutions.
 
-## Weave Cloud: 
+## Weave Cloud:
 
 [Weave Cloud](https://www.weave.works/product/cloud/) is software-as-a-service that simplifies deployment, monitoring and management for containers and microservices. It extends and complements popular orchestrators, and enables developers and DevOps to realize faster deployments, insightful monitoring, visualization and networking.