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0 pointsgk110mo ago0 comments

Not Windsurf… OpenAI. And OpenAI cares because they’re competing (in part) against Copilot, so if Msoft gets all the benefits of Windsurf then OpenAI would effectively be paying 3B to feed their competitor.

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modeless10mo ago

This would also happen if OpenAI developed the same thing internally, right? I don't see how not acquiring them improves anything.

cornfieldlabs10mo ago

I guess building it internally is cheaper

modeless10mo ago

If that's true today it was true the day they made the original offer. Microsoft didn't change that.

subarctic10mo ago

Does that ip deal expire at some point?

Maxious10mo ago

Only if OpenAI declares they have achieved AGI.

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modeless10mo ago

This would also happen if OpenAI developed the same thing internally, right? I don't see how not acquiring them improves anything.

cornfieldlabs10mo ago

I guess building it internally is cheaper

modeless10mo ago

If that's true today it was true the day they made the original offer. Microsoft didn't change that.

subarctic10mo ago

Does that ip deal expire at some point?

Maxious10mo ago

Only if OpenAI declares they have achieved AGI.

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