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SpaceX says it has agreement to acquire Cursor for $60B

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Re: SpaceX says it has agreement to acquire Cursor for $60B

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Post by tomaytotomato »

roygbiv2 wrote: post #709
tristanb wrote: post #461

Earlier quoted context omitted.

any IDE you like and Claude code - i have no idea why you'd want to use something like Cursor, it's time came and went.

Because cursor gives you access to tons of different models, not just the Claude models.

This is outdated,

Claude code can be run against any model you want, you just simply need to update the ENV vars.

Or if you have Ollama running locally you can do something like this:

ollama launch claude --model glm-5:cloud

Or if you feel brave and want to turn your laptop into BBQ

ollama launch claude --model minimax:2.5

Re: SpaceX says it has agreement to acquire Cursor for $60B

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Post by cnd78A »

acdha wrote: post #776
dminik wrote: post #748

Wow. Tech CEOs and investors have completely lost touch with what money really is worth. How is a VSCode fork and a open weight LLM fine-tune worth $60B? One would think Elon would learn his lesson after overpaying for Twitter and then having to merge his failures together to stay afloat. But no, more cash into the burning pile.

Buying Twitter played a key part in getting Trump re-elected, so I think Musk figures he got what he wanted in terms of deregulation, dropped prosecution, and damage to his political opponents. This deal is different: SpaceX is heading for an IPO which is now complicated by xAI becoming a subsidiary. Cursor is actually popular and I’m sure this is all stock-based so as long as investors believe that those users stick…

Buying Twitter played a key part in getting Trump re-elected Some would say it was simply caused by the mediocrity of Bidden and more globally of the democrats. You don't need to brainwash people for this.

Re: SpaceX says it has agreement to acquire Cursor for $60B

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Post by yreg »

tristanb wrote: post #461
_bypa wrote: post #328

Guess I'll be looking for a replacement for Cursor now... Anyone have recommendations? I like the plan/agent mode and the fact that it's an IDE, so I can use it in the traditional way as well as by yapping with a bunch of agents. Also the Cursor rules I've curated and they do their job well.

any IDE you like and Claude code - i have no idea why you'd want to use something like Cursor, it's time came and went.

Afaik Claude has 5 hour rolling window rate limits while Cursor has a monthly window on the $20 plan.

The 5 hour window sounds annoying for hobbyists who only use it time to time when they want to dive into some personal project.

Re: SpaceX says it has agreement to acquire Cursor for $60B

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Post by robertlagrant »

dminik wrote: post #818
simgt wrote: post #772

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, and Whatsapp was just a messaging app with a stupid Erlang backend. These deals are not about the tech, they buy the business, that includes the brand and the user base. Whether we think it's worth that amount is indeed up for discussion.

Yes. But unlike cursor, Whatsapp had the following advantages: 1. It's cheap to run. 2. It has clear advantages over existing technology (SMS). 3. My mom uses it. She's never going to use cursor. Whatsapp had a huge userbase in Europe. Basically everyone I know uses it. And it was "only" ~$20 billion. Inflation can't be this high.

> And it was "only" ~$20 billion. Inflation can't be this high.

While I'm not sure about this buy, Cursor does at least have revenue. WhatsApp was basically running on VC/private money (they had an extremely nominal fee, but I never had to pay it), and was sold to buy its userbase into the Facebook fold. I don't think you can compare that to a business that at least has some decent revenue.

Re: SpaceX says it has agreement to acquire Cursor for $60B

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Post by gpm »

muyuu wrote: post #768
gpm wrote: post #204

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Paying $10B for the option is also crazy though. Paying $10B for the thing outright and not just an option would be absurdly high.

Is that so or would those 10B be discounted from the purchase? not that it isn't wild regardless

I'm not sure what you're referring to by "that" but I think you're right that it's 10B to not purchase or 60B to purchase, so as an option posting $10B for an option with a $50 strike price.

Re: SpaceX says it has agreement to acquire Cursor for $60B

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Post by Forgeties79 »

handfuloflight wrote: post #557
ValentineC wrote: post #259

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My @valentine got changed to @valentine_ without my consent. https://web.archive.org/web/20150822195811/twitter.com/valen... https://twitter.com/valentine_ (If any lawyers read this and feel up for taking this on contingency, I don't think I'm difficult to contact.)

Did you actually own it though, per their TOS? What title was granted, if so? Also, and no offense intended truly, I think your having a grand total of 2 followers after 19 years was apart of their risk calculus in this seizure.

It can’t be that hard for you to think of something digital that you (don’t) own and how you would feel if a comparable situation happened to you.

A TOS isn’t some magical shield from legitimate complaints and scrutiny any more than “it’s the law” makes something morally right.

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