Microsoft Feared Being Too Dependent on OpenAI, Musk Altman Trial Testimony Reveals The recent testimony in the Elon Musk Sam Altman trial has shed light on Microsoft's unease about its partnership with OpenAI.
This anxiety is rooted not just in business rivalries but also in the fear of losing control over one's own intellectual property and technological trajectory.
In 1980, IBM's decision to distribute Microsoft's operating system on its computers seemed like a major coup for Bill Gates' fledgling company.