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Re:OpenAI’s Windsurf deal is off, and Windsurf’s CEO is goin... by ipsum2 on Friday July 11, 2025 @06:11PM (#44537278)
Not really true, I believe the "acquiring" (i.e. Google) company buys some equity from the employees (windsurf).

Edit: the people downvoting this clearly can't read, I made the exact same point as jonny_eh.

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Re:OpenAI’s Windsurf deal is off, and Windsurf’s CEO is goin... by gowld on Friday July 11, 2025 @06:29PM (#44537415)
The acquisition of Windsurf was cancelled.
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Re:OpenAI’s Windsurf deal is off, and Windsurf’s CEO is goin... by cavisne on Saturday July 12, 2025 @12:00AM (#44539182)
Instead they are paying 2.4B to "license" windsurfs IP. Still a loss vs OpenAI but at least the employees will get cash not openai stock.
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