If it's truly about a power play then this will be undone pretty quick, along with the jobs of the people who made it happen.
Microsoft has put a vast fortune into this operation and if Satya doesn't like this then it will be changed back real fast, Ilya fired and the entire board resign. That's my prediction.
The board that made this decision to fire Altman and they are the captain of the ship.
> if Satya doesn't like this then it will be changed back real fast, Ilya fired and the entire board resign. That's my prediction.
MS does not own openAI if the board does not want Satya to have a say Satay does not have a say. MS/Satay could throw lawyers at the issue, try to find a crack where the board has violated the law and or their own rules. The key is they can try, but MS/Satay have no immediate levers of power to enforce their will.