Microsoft owns VSCode and makes money from OpenAI. OpenAI invested in Windsurf and Cursor. Cursor, now worth more than Windsurf, started by copying/modifying Microsoftโs VSCode. So Microsoft indirectly helped create Cursor - but doesnโt control it and OpenAI (which Microsoft profits from) is helping grow Cursor. Itโs a web of investments and forks showing how tech companies evolve and benefit from each other's tools and funding.
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