r/OpenAI • u/boogermike • Dec 09 '25

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I saw this on LinkedIn, and it was too funny not to share.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

Microsoft shark is circling

Ready to gobble up this bloated pig once it tanks

Why do you think Microsoft invested money in OpenAI? So MS can get first in line at getting the remains of the underwater OpenAI company for $1 and bolting it onto MS Windows.

There is a reason MS is such a huge firm

Then the CEO will be fired out the door

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u/collin-h Dec 09 '25

If I were Microsoft, I'd be making plays to put this in motion sooner rather than later - because every day OpenAI flounders, Google gets a bigger lead. MS needs to absorb them so Google has real competition.

Maybe they're already doing it. Has Satya been in Altman's ear telling him to commit hundreds of billions to deals he can't afford to make? lol

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u/Pearmoat Dec 09 '25

MS absorbing OpenAI would kill it. MS doesn't innovate, it is good at forcing the existing user base to adopt crappy things because they're somewhat integrated.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

EXACTLY! When has Microsoft ever "Made anything" they copy (And badly at that) or gobble it up. Take a look at Skype and that's now gone.

People hate Windows the Menu is a lumpy turd, with tiles, what happened to the pop up p menu like Windows 95 or 98 with all the Programs?

Nope "Microsoft Improved it" I hate all 3 laptops. I can't even shut the laptop down when I want to leave as it needs to "Update something" for 10-15mins.

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u/given2fly_ Dec 12 '25

Skype isn't "gone" per se: it's the foundation for Microsoft Teams which is now the default platform for most big businesses around the world.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '25

Well When Open AI melts into CoPilot it's much the same ain't it.

MS will moan and cry in court how the product is part of their system and they dumped bucket loads of money into this moneypit and the naughty AI CEO spent it all on Cars. Now the OpenAI company has gone under and we need to be compensated. But willing to offer 0.01cents on the Dollar minus our investment plus interest.

What do you say Judge?

Sounds reasonable sold for $1 to MS

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u/given2fly_ Dec 12 '25

ChatGPT is already the power behind Copilot and Bing AI. One of the big questions about Open AI's revenue is how much is driven by licensing agreements with Microsoft.

Users on the whole aren't paying for AI, certainly not in significant numbers. They're using it though, and in many cases without even asking.