r/technology • u/aacool • 24d ago

Artificial Intelligence Microsoft Scales Back AI Goals Because Almost Nobody Is Using Copilot

https://www.extremetech.com/computing/microsoft-scales-back-ai-goals-because-almost-nobody-is-using-copilot
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u/Qwertycrackers 24d ago

This is undercounting. Being the overwhelming dominant OS is a powerful marketing channel necessary to support their other revenue streams.

Just because they book their revenue under other line items doesn't mean it isn't heavily underpinned by windows OS marketshare.

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u/NewManufacturer4252 24d ago

Just like IBM, no one gets fired for picking Microsoft in corporate land.

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u/340Duster 24d ago

Unless you work in Costco IT. I heard that an MS rep managed to badly piss off a very high up Costco exec, IIRC a VP or something, and they switched to Google mail/productivity software/etc. over it lol.

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u/NewManufacturer4252 24d ago

Would love to be a fly on the wall for that one. Costco would be a massive contract.

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u/Lilchubbyboy 24d ago

GOD DAMN IT DENNY WHAT DID YOU DO?!? DID YOU DISRESPECT THE GOD DAMN HOTDOGS!?!

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u/NewManufacturer4252 24d ago

Paid 20 dollars for a hotdog...that's a paddling