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And now, it has indeed established that the partnership isn’t a merger.

In other words, there is no change of control giving rise to a relevant merger situation.

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What’s next for Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI?

However, recent events suggest that the partnership might soon take a different turn.

As a result,Microsoft lost its exclusive cloud provider status for OpenAI.

A separate report suggests the ChatGPT maker is in discussions to hold another round of funding.

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Failure to meet this threshold could open it up tohostile takeovers and outsider interference.

Interestingly, market analysts and experts predictMicrosoft could acquire OpenAI within 3 years.

Still, OpenAI could encounter objections from key stakeholders, including employees and board members.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, February 2023

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