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Re: Cognition (Devin AI) to Acquire Windsurf

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Post by rvz » Mon, Jul 14, 2025, 6:28 PM UTC

htrp wrote: post #10

so devin gets the leftover remains of windsurf to fix their agentic AI ide that wasn't working in the first place?

yes.

Re: Cognition (Devin AI) to Acquire Windsurf

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Post by xnx » Mon, Jul 14, 2025, 6:29 PM UTC

akavi wrote: post #3

Is this purely the rump company left over from the Google pseudo-acquistion? Or does this mean that deal fell through? Does this represent confirmation that there was no pro-rata compensation to common share holders in the Google deal? I just have so many questions .

And what is Google "paying $2.4 billion in license fees" to use Windsurf's technology for, and to who? Does Windsurf have any technology?

Re: Cognition (Devin AI) to Acquire Windsurf

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Post by isodev » Mon, Jul 14, 2025, 6:29 PM UTC

I’m really confused now. Also, is there really that much of a transformative difference between Windsurf and say OpenAI/Claude etc to warrant this crazy valuations?

Re: Cognition (Devin AI) to Acquire Windsurf

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Jul 14, 2025, 6:29 PM UTC

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Re: Cognition (Devin AI) to Acquire Windsurf

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Post by alwinaugustin » Mon, Jul 14, 2025, 6:30 PM UTC

I use cursor

Re: Cognition (Devin AI) to Acquire Windsurf

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Post by seatac76 » Mon, Jul 14, 2025, 6:30 PM UTC

I hope Windsurf employees made some money in this whole kerfuffle. Would be terrible if they got left out of the payday.

Re: Cognition (Devin AI) to Acquire Windsurf

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Post by jspann » Mon, Jul 14, 2025, 6:31 PM UTC

> 100% of Windsurf employees will participate financially in this deal

> 100% of Windsurf employees will have vesting cliffs waived for their work to date

> 100% of Windsurf employees will receive fully accelerated vesting for their work to date

This sounds like a happy ending for the employees of Windsurf and a good deal for Cognition

Re: Cognition (Devin AI) to Acquire Windsurf

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Post by xnx » Mon, Jul 14, 2025, 6:31 PM UTC

isodev wrote: post #23

I’m really confused now. Also, is there really that much of a transformative difference between Windsurf and say OpenAI/Claude etc to warrant this crazy valuations?

> crazy valuations

I haven't seen anything to indicate what was paid for what's left of Windsurf.

Re: Cognition (Devin AI) to Acquire Windsurf

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Post by bravetraveler » Mon, Jul 14, 2025, 6:31 PM UTC

"Devin's on first" just doesn't work the same

Re: Cognition (Devin AI) to Acquire Windsurf

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Post by _--__--__ » Mon, Jul 14, 2025, 6:31 PM UTC

tibbydudeza wrote: post #6

What's left ???.

The Devin name/branding is so toxic that nobody will try their current product offerings, so the hollowed out shell of a respected company is actually fine for their needs.