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1. crsv+J22[view] [source] 2025-05-06 19:26:28
>>swyx+(OP)
Man why did these guys do that OpenAI couldn’t replicate for less than 3Bn on reasonable timeline? This seems insane.
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2. lnenad+b32[view] [source] 2025-05-06 19:30:25
>>crsv+J22
They've got users (which I don't doubt that OpenAI's fork of VSC would have as well but I assume that's their thought process)
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3. Always+e52[view] [source] 2025-05-06 19:45:01
>>lnenad+b32
Yup. Even a small market share is market share. Plus they are paying to acquire a team of folks who are already in this space and who will, until golden handcuffs come off, keep working in this space. Still an insane number though.
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