Microsoft’s AI Sales Mostly Come From OpenAI, Disclosures Show
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If most of Microsoft's AI revenue is flowing through OpenAI, the near-term AI P&L is still concentrated in a single upstream dependency. Enterprise buyers should price in platform risk—commercial terms, roadmap, and policy changes at one lab can ripple through your entire Microsoft AI stack.
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