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Why OpenAI wanted to buy Cursor but opted for the fast-growing Windsurf
OpenAI initially approached Anysphere, maker of the AI coding editor, Cursor, about an acquisition, but is now in talks to buy Windsurf.
Anysphere, maker of AI coding assistant Cursor, is growing so quickly, it’s not in the market to be sold, even to OpenAI, a source close to the company tells TechCrunch. OpenAI is likely shopping because it’s looking for its next growth areas as competitors such as Google’s Gemini and China’s DeepSeek put pricing pressure on access to foundational models. Speculating about OpenAI’s strategy, Chris Farmer, partner and CEO at Signal Fire, said, “They’ll be acquisitive at the app layer.
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