Microsoft stock fell 24% this year while the S&P 500 gained 7%, trailing rival Alphabet by 133 percentage points over five years.
OpenAI shifted from Microsoft's strategic ally to a direct competitor, gutting the AI edge its Azure cloud and Copilot products depended on.
Apple's 2 billion devices give it a hardware foundation Microsoft lacks, leaving Microsoft dependent on legacy Windows and Office for AI deployment.
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AI was supposed to be a tide that lifted all ships within the sector. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the leading exception. So far this year, the stock is down 24%. The market is 7% higher, and the market's long-term trade is just bad or worse. Over the last five years, the stock has risen 38% while the S&P has risen 72%. The stock of rival Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) is up 171% over that period.
OpenAI shifted from Microsoft's strategic ally to a direct competitor, gutting the AI edge its Azure cloud and Copilot products depended on.
Apple's 2 billion devices give it a hardware foundation Microsoft lacks, leaving Microsoft dependent on legacy Windows and Office for AI deployment.
Act now: the **** yst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks — and Microsoft didn't make the cut. Grab the names FREE today.
AI was supposed to be a tide that lifted all ships within the sector. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the leading exception. So far this year, the stock is down 24%. The market is 7% higher, and the market's long-term trade is just bad or worse. Over the last five years, the stock has risen 38% while the S&P has risen 72%. The stock of rival Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) is up 171% over that period.
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