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AI Is Killing Microsoft

AI Is Killing Microsoft
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Microsoft is facing mounting pressure as its Copilot AI assistant struggles to gain traction, contributing to the company’s worst stock performance since 2008. Despite heavy investments in data centers and Azure AI infrastructure, scaling Copilot has proven costly and inefficient, while users criticize Microsoft for overloading Windows with unwanted AI features. Analysts warn that the company is falling behind competitors like Anthropic and OpenAI, even as Microsoft continues to generate strong revenue. With investor confidence slipping, Microsoft is pushing to develop its own frontier AI models, hoping to regain momentum in the increasingly competitive AI landscape.

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