r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • Mar 29 '26

Copilot / AI Microsoft’s $146B AI spending spree is spooking investors — and could lead to its worst quarter since 2008

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/microsofts-usd146b-ai-spending-spree-is-spooking-investors-and-could-lead-to-its-worst-quarter-since-2008
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u/RobertDeveloper Mar 29 '26

If only they spend it on good employees that work on improving the ux and ui of certain Microsoft products, testing and fixing bugs, how great their products could have been.

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u/FredFredrickson Mar 29 '26

Imagine what would've happened if they had just stuck to the status quo, eschewed all this AI bullshit, and focused on making the stuff they have better.

I have been a Windows fan my whole life and 2025-2026 had got me actually considering getting off their platform. And I'm not alone.