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

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737 points rcchen | 1 comments | 11 Jul 25 21:35 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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Ancalagon ◴[11 Jul 25 21:46 UTC] No.44537076[source]▶
So Google, Meta, and Microsoft will just hollow out the best AI startups of their talent instead of buying them - out of fear of monopoly lawsuits I'm assuming?

Nice plan I guess. Kind of obvious to spot though.

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tlogan ◴[11 Jul 25 22:59 UTC] No.44537644[source]▶
I’m honestly just surprised that the CEO and co-founder decided to walk away from the company and leave behind all these employees he was leading. Especially considering many of them probably joined for lower pay, hoping for a big upside.

Maybe there’s more to the story.

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quantified ◴[11 Jul 25 23:03 UTC] No.44537678[source]▶
When you want to make a big impact for a big payday, why would this surprise you?

Gentle reminder that more startups die by suicide than homicide, and that an early-stage startup is a total crapshoot.

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tlogan ◴[11 Jul 25 23:56 UTC] No.44538023[source]▶
Yes, startups are always a bit of a gamble, but this feels like a captain abandoning ship while it’s still full of sailors (many of whom have families depending on them).

This really is a whole new level of getting screwed.

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1. LunaSea ◴[12 Jul 25 08:52 UTC] No.44540441[source]▶
Isn't this the case for pretty much every startup that gets sold?

Founders get a big pay day and leave within a couple years while 100 employees share a 1% of the company between themselves.