Microsoft and OpenAI amend their cloud and intellectual-property agreement
Microsoft said it would remain OpenAI's primary cloud partner and receive first access to OpenAI products on Azure unless it could not support the required capabilities, while OpenAI could serve products across any cloud. Microsoft's license to OpenAI model and product intellectual property continues through 2032 on a non-exclusive basis, and Microsoft will no longer pay revenue share to OpenAI.
Why it matters: The partnership preserves Azure preference while giving both companies more room to work with other clouds, chips, and commercial partners.