[Microsoft Once Considered Acquiring Cursor, But Was Ultimately Outpaced by SpaceX in Securing Partnership] Deep Tide TechFlow reports that on April 23, according to Techstartups, Microsoft had explored acquiring the AI programming tool company Cursor but ultimately did not proceed with the transaction. Shortly afterward, SpaceX swiftly reached an agreement to secure an acquisition option for Cursor at a valuation of $60 billion. Currently, Cursor has become one of the key players in the AI programming sector, benefiting from strong demand among developers for automation programming and efficiency tools. OpenAI and Anthropic are fiercely competing in this field. Meanwhile, Microsoft is facing another set of pressures, with its stock price down 10% this year, lagging behind peers in the hyperscale data center sector.