How Microsoft Won in Its Revised Deal With OpenAI

Microsoft restructured its agreement with OpenAI, and Ram Ahluwalia has a clear verdict: Microsoft won. In this segment from Bits + Bips, Ram explains the three things Microsoft secured from the new deal, walks through the contract-breach context that shifted the negotiating leverage, and argues that Microsoft now holds a free call option on all of OpenAI's future model development, at no additional cost. Chris Perkins (@perkinscr97) — Co-Founder & Managing Partner, 250 Digital Asset Management Ram Ahluwalia (@ramahluwalia) — CEO, Lumida Wealth This clip is from a longer conversation on markets, tech earnings, DeFi security, and prediction markets. Full episode here: We go live every Monday at 4:30pm ET —

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How Microsoft Won in Its Revised Deal With OpenAI is an episode from Unchained by Laura Shin.

This episode is 3:21 long.

This episode was published on Apr 29, 2026.

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