Microsoft Set for Worst Quarter Since 2008 as AI Fears Converge
finance.yahoo.com
(Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. is at the intersection of two troubling trends roiling the technology sector, which has the stock on track for its worst quarterly performance since the global financial crisis two decades ago.First, the software giant is doubling down on capital expenditures as Wall Street increasingly asks when investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure will produce more dramatic payoffs in revenue growth. And second, investors are selling software stocks over fears th
  • kowcop@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    14 days ago

    In recent years, most of their profits have come from their cloud products, and it seems every week is another problem from a change they have pushed. Another dodgy patch. They just seem to have lost their way, then went all in and doubled down on AI… I wouldn’t want any money invested in them

  • anomnom@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    14 days ago

    The last windows box I owned stopped getting updated at xp, and I just air gapped it from the internet after a while. Never used vista at all, has emulators running 7 and once loaded 10 in VMware for some project I consulted on.

    So it sounds like Vista (2007-8) but maybe worse.

  • maplesaga@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    14 days ago

    I started using intune and I’m amazed to find its complete shit, missing basic functionality. I’ve always thought they produced trash but assumed legacy bloat played a large role, now I realize they are just a rent seeker with a culture of producing bad quality.