Microsoft

Positioning

Second-largest cloud and the primary distribution channel for OpenAI models; buys Nvidia and AMD at scale, has its own Maia silicon at small scale, and leases from neoclouds (CoreWeave, Nebius, Nscale, Lambda, IREN) to bridge its capacity shortfall.

Latest signals

• 2 Nov 2026Security flaws found in five popular AI coding tools including OpenAI Codex and Microsoft Visual Studio CodeThe Elec
• 1 Nov 2026OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic will honor a common robots.txt signal for AI training opt-out.ZDNet Korea
• 31 Oct 2026Microsoft offered a voluntary exit to 60,000 employees.Moonshots with Peter Diamandis
• 31 Oct 2026OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft announce support for a common robots.txt mechanism to opt out of AI trainingITmedia News
• 31 Oct 2026Microsoft attributes ConnectWise supply chain attack to China-aligned Storm-0940 using autonomous AI agentseeNews Europe

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Facts, with sources

• 1 Jan 2030>500mRevenue band · OpenAI
• 1 Jan 2030Revenue share payments from OpenAI to Microsoft continue through 2030 at the same percentage, subject to a total capPartnership · OpenAI
• 18 Sept 2026Microsoft Copilot is the primary AI tool deployed across enterprisesDeployment · a16z — 2026-09-18
• 18 Sept 2026ChatGPT add-in for Microsoft WordProduct launch · rss.golem.de — 2026-09-18

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Scores, AI Core (of 10)

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

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