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OpenAI’s Windsurf deal is off, and Windsurf’s CEO is going to Google

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745 points rcchen | 5 comments | 11 Jul 25 21:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.715s | source
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layer8 ◴[11 Jul 25 22:17 UTC] No.44537319[source]▶
According to The Information, Microsoft gaining access to Windsurf’s IP if OpenAI acquired them was a factor: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-windsurf-brea... (paywalled)
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modeless ◴[11 Jul 25 22:39 UTC] No.44537494[source]▶
I don't understand why Windsurf would care after they've exited.
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1. gk1 ◴[11 Jul 25 23:15 UTC] No.44537764[source]▶
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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2. modeless ◴[11 Jul 25 23:39 UTC] No.44537914[source]▶
This would also happen if OpenAI developed the same thing internally, right? I don't see how not acquiring them improves anything.
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3. cornfieldlabs ◴[12 Jul 25 04:50 UTC] No.44539384[source]▶
I guess building it internally is cheaper
4. subarctic ◴[12 Jul 25 05:01 UTC] No.44539430[source]▶
Does that ip deal expire at some point?
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5. Maxious ◴[12 Jul 25 06:27 UTC] No.44539814[source]▶
Only if OpenAI declares they have achieved AGI.