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For being a nonprofit, Microsoft has demonstrated pretty well how you can basically do an acquisition non-acquisition. They've got special exclusive rights to c
by gjsman-1000 4y ago
For being a nonprofit, Microsoft has demonstrated pretty well how you can basically do an acquisition non-acquisition. They've got special exclusive rights to certain uses of the models, all the code, and OpenAI dumping cash into Azure.
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- wodenokoto 4y agoIsn’t it Microsoft cash that openai is dumping into azure?
- curiousllama 4y agoDetails, details
- wodenokoto 4y agohttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-23/microsoft-makes-multibillion-dollar-investment-in-openai https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-23/microsoft...
- cma 4y agoMicrosoft's margin on Azure spending is around 75%, so their investment may really be 4 times smaller than reported if it all funnels back in to exclusive spending on their high margin datacenter business (I'm sure lots goes to salaries and other expenses too though).