Comment by altmanaltman 19 hours ago
but they are a company that burns billions every year in losses and this seems like a pretty random acquisition.
Bun is the product that depends on providing that good, stable, cross-platform JS runtime and they were already doing a good job. Why would Anthropic's acquisition of them make them better at what they were already doing?
It's Anthropic, not Microsoft. They already had a runway of 4 years, and honestly, that is preferable to hitching their wagon to a volatile startup like Antropic.
>but they are a company that burns billions every year in losses
No they don't.
> As discussed previously, OpenAI lost $5 billion and Anthropic $5.3 billion in 2024, with OpenAI expecting to lose upwards of $8 billion and Anthropic — somehow — only losing $3 billion in 2025. I have severe doubts that these numbers are realistic, with OpenAI burning at least $3 billion in cash on salaries this year alone, and Anthropic somehow burning two billion dollars less on revenue that has, if you believe its leaks, increased 500% since the beginning of the year.
https://www.wheresyoured.at/why-everybody-is-losing-money-on...
> Why would Anthropic's acquisition of them make them better at what they were already doing?
Because now the Bun team don't have to redirect their resources to implementing a sustainable business model.