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Under the amended agreement of 27 April 2026, Microsoft remains OpenAI's primary cloud partner, and OpenAI products will ship first on Azure unless Microsoft cannot and chooses not to support the necessary capabilities.

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OpenAI April 27, 2026 [...] Today, we are announcing an amended agreement [...] Microsoft remains OpenAI’s primary cloud partner, and OpenAI products will ship first on Azure, unless Microsoft cannot and chooses not to support the necessary capabilities.

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The next phase of the Microsoft OpenAI partnership
OpenAI · 2026-04-27

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“Under the amended agreement of 27 April 2026, Microsoft remains OpenAI's primary cloud partner, and OpenAI products will ship first on Azure unless Microsoft cannot and chooses not to support the necessary capabilities.” ai notis, checked 21 Oct 2026. Source: The next phase of the Microsoft OpenAI partnership (OpenAI). https://ainotis.com/c/2252

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ai notis. (2026, October 21). Under the amended agreement of 27 April 2026, Microsoft remains OpenAI's primary cloud partner, and OpenAI products will ship first on Azure unless Microsoft cannot and chooses not to support the necessary capabilities [Checked claim 2252]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/2252

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