Next: Monitor: 1) Cursor's next funding round timing and investors—if they raise from

Monitor: 1) Cursor's next funding round timing and investors—if they raise from non-Anthropic VCs, acquisition likelihood drops. 2) Claude Code's adoption metrics vs Cursor's—if Claude Code gains rapidly, Anthropic may not need to acquire. 3) Fireworks AI's model roadmap—if they launch coding-specific model, Cursor's independence path strengthens.