AI Startup Cursor Raises $2.3b Funding Round at $29.3b Valuation
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AI startup Cursor raised $2.3B at a $29.3B valuation, but HN commenters question its popularity and user retention compared to CLI alternatives.
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mnky9800n
about 2 months ago
1 replyIs cursor popular? Everyone I know who has used it has quit using it for cli apps like Claude code or Gemini. And on hacker news I’ve read lots of comments like this as well. But maybe I live in a bubble.
s4iAuthor
about 2 months ago
I'd bet it can be quite a sticky product, if you moved to it from VS Code and don't want to switch around all the time – especially if the enterprise license been approved in your company ().
ChrisArchitect
about 2 months ago
[dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45915087
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