Windsurf

5 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jul 14, 2025 by Alex Kantrowitz · said 23 times in 8 episodes since 2025 · across every show →

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Jul 14, 2025
Assertion Supported
Kantrowitz: OpenAI's Windsurf acquisition collapses as Google hires founders to DeepMind
“OpenAI's deal to buy Windsurf is off, and Google will instead hire the Windsurf CEO, Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and some of Windsurf's R&D employees from the company to join DeepMind. Google and Windsurf announced Friday.”
Alex Kantrowitz Jul 14, 2025 ▶ 1:13 OpenAI’s Windsurf Crash, Grok’s Wild Week, Replace Tim Cook? — With Aaron Levie
Jul 14, 2025 positive
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Levie: OpenAI will continue aggressive push into AI coding and IDEs
“I would not be surprised if OpenAI continued their motivation for needing to be in this space more aggressively. And so I doubt this is the last that we hear from OpenAI on on either IDEs or coding in general.”
Aaron Levie Jul 14, 2025 ▶ 5:04 OpenAI’s Windsurf Crash, Grok’s Wild Week, Replace Tim Cook? — With Aaron Levie
Jul 21, 2025
Assertion Supported
Kantrowitz: Google paid $2.4B to acqui-hire Windsurf leadership
“Google has paid 2.4 billion dollars to bring on some of the top leadership of windsurf”
Alex Kantrowitz Jul 21, 2025 ▶ 21:53 Grok's AI Lovebot, Aqui-Hire-Sition Backlash, OpenAI's ChatGPT Agent Debuts
Aug 8, 2025 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Lightcap: Partners Call GPT-5 Most Capable Coding Model
“I mentioned companies like Cursor, JetBrains, Windsurf you know, Cognition and others that we work with who anecdotally are all you know, have all said that GPT-V now feels like the most capable coding model, whether that's in an interactive coding environment…”
Brad Lightcap Aug 8, 2025 ▶ 25:27 OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap: GPT-5's Capabilities, Why It Matters, and Where AI Goes Next
Aug 11, 2025 neutral
Opinion
Masad: Claude Code competes directly with Cursor and Windsurf
“Right now, Cloud Code is, is used by developers and loved by developers, and I think they're competing head-to-head with Cursor, Windsurf, and those kind of products.”
Amjad Masad Aug 11, 2025 ▶ 48:37 Vibe Coding: Everything You Need To Know — With Amjad Masad
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