The Bidding Begins: OpenAI’s Stock Play Windsurf, a six‑month‑old AI‑coding rocket ship, found itself at the center of a three‑ring circus when OpenAI dangled roughly $3 billion in stock. The offer looked generous—until lawyers noticed a buried clause granting Microsoft veto rights over any IP transfer involving OpenAI. That single line, inked during Windsurf’s Azure credits deal, […]
