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Re:SpaceX to buy Cursor AI coding agent operator Anysphere f... by Saline9515 on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @07:32AM (#48568857)
Meaning that Copilot is actually a success, even if you don't like it ;-)
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Re:SpaceX to buy Cursor AI coding agent operator Anysphere f... by pqtyw on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @03:14PM (#48575334)
Because Microsoft managed to sell it to a huge number of companies, not directly because people are using it. Hardly anyone is paying for Grok.
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Re:SpaceX to buy Cursor AI coding agent operator Anysphere f... by Saline9515 on Thursday June 18, 2026 @01:44PM (#48588839)
US government is paying for Grok to help it send bombs on Iranians. That's a use case.
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Re:SpaceX to buy Cursor AI coding agent operator Anysphere f... by bdangubic on Thursday June 18, 2026 @09:46AM (#48585231)
with this thinking I wish that all your products are as successful as copilot is ;-)
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Re:SpaceX to buy Cursor AI coding agent operator Anysphere f... by Saline9515 on Thursday June 18, 2026 @01:45PM (#48588855)
A bad product can be successful with the right distribution. This is what happens with Grok and Copilot.
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