Hold on to your hats, folks! Microsoft is fighting back against a lawsuit alleging they strong-armed OpenAI into a cloud computing deal. This case, brought by ChatGPT users, accuses Microsoft of some serious antitrust violations. But Microsoft is firing back, claiming the whole thing is baseless and lacks any real economic understanding. They've filed two motions in a California federal court to try and get the case dismissed. But here's where it gets controversial: Microsoft argues the plaintiffs, the ChatGPT subscribers, are trying to wiggle out of an arbitration clause that's actually in OpenAI's user terms.
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