He made the right calls, fast, with limited information.
Things further shifted from plan a to b to… whatever this is.
Despite that, MSFT still came out on top.
Consider if Satya didn’t say anything. Suppose MSFT stood back and let things play out.
That’s a gap for google or some competitor to make a move. To showcase their stability and long term business friendly vision.
Instead by moving fast, doing the “right” thing, this opportunity was denied and used to MSFTs benefit.
If the board folded, it would return to the stays quo. If the board held, MSFT would have secured OpenAI, for essentially nothing.
Edit: changed board folded x2 to board folded + board held, last para.