Microsoft’s stock is on track to post its biggest quarterly gain in 28 years
THE SO WHAT
A near three-decade-best quarter for Microsoft under a “flight to quality” narrative tells you how public markets are sorting AI exposure—platforms with distribution and infra get the premium. If you’re selling into enterprises, expect procurement to bias toward vendors that look like safe AI leverage on top of the hyperscalers, not against them.
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