OpenAI's $3 billion deal with AI coding startup Windsurf collapses, as Google swoops in for licensing deal

fortune.com/2025/07/11/the-exclusivity-on-openais-3-billion-acquisition-for-coding-startup-windsfurf-has-expired

Google has struck a licensing deal with coding startup Windsurf, upending OpenAI’s $3 billion offer to acquire the startup after the clock on the deal’s exclusivity period expired.
The deal with Google means that Windsurf will continue to operate as an independent startup while key…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-07-12 17:47:23.480000.
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