Microsoft was worried OpenAI would run off to Amazon and ‘shit-talk’ Azure
Corroborated by 3 sources from 3 publishers
globaltech12h ago
TL;DR
Reports differ across sources; according to theverge.com, microsoft was worried OpenAI would run off to Amazon and ‘shit-talk’ Azure The early days of Microsoft’s OpenAI partnership have been revealed in detail in court documents this week.
Sources
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Wired
https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-executives-discuss-openai-sam-altman-2018
1d ago
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The Verge (Tech)
https://www.theverge.com/report/926771/microsoft-openai-amazon-worries-shit-talk-azure
12h ago
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MIT Technology Review
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/08/1137008/musk-v-altman-week-2-openai-fires-back-and-shivon-zilis-reveals-that-musk-tried-to-poach-sam-altman
3h ago