{"id":234564,"date":"2026-04-22T21:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/microsoft-looked-at-buying-cursor-before-spacex-deal-sources-say\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T01:30:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T05:30:29","slug":"microsoft-looked-at-buying-cursor-before-spacex-deal-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/microsoft-looked-at-buying-cursor-before-spacex-deal-sources-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft looked at buying Cursor before SpaceX deal, sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft looked at buying Cursor before SpaceX deal, sources say<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/04\/22\/microsoft-looked-at-buying-cursor-before-spacex-deal-sources-say.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-04-22 21:12:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.cnbc.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the Microsoft AI Tour event in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 25, 2026.<\/p>\n

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Prior to SpaceX’s announcement this week that it’s obtained the right to acquire Cursor for $60 billion, Microsoft<\/span><\/span><\/span> looked at a potential deal for the AI coding startup, according to two people familiar with the matter. <\/p>\n

Microsoft, which is trying to boost the popularity of its artificial intelligence tools to keep pace in the booming market for AI tools, chose not to proceed with a bid, said one of the people. Both sources asked not to be named because the discussions were private. <\/p>\n

While Microsoft has gained traction among developers with GitHub Copilot, the AI coding market is currently being dominated by Cursor, along with Anthropic and OpenAI. Microsoft’s primary role in the space has been as an investor and cloud provider, pumping billions of dollars into Anthropic and OpenAI, which have committed to hefty spending on Microsoft Azure.<\/p>\n

Microsoft declined to comment. A Cursor spokesperson didn’t respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

Venture capital firms had lined up financing for Cursor at a $50 billion valuation, CNBC reported earlier this month, underscoring the soaring demand for tools that can help users quickly assemble websites and applications.<\/p>\n

SpaceX, controlled by Elon Musk, said in a post on X on Tuesday that it agreed to a deal to buy Cursor for $60 billion by the end of the year, or it will pay the company $10 billion. <\/p>\n

“SpaceXAI and @cursor_ai are now working closely together to create the world’s best coding and knowledge work AI,” the company said in the post. Cursor CEO Michael Truell said on X that he’s “excited to partner with the SpaceX team to scale up Composer,” referring to his company’s AI model.<\/p>\n

The SpaceX agreement came together so late in Cursor’s fundraising process that prospective investors were caught off guard by the deal, one of the sources said. SpaceX had offered Cursor access to compute…<\/p>\n

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