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1. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)

According to a Bloomberg report released on April 3, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has shifted its artificial intelligence sales strategy following feedback from Wall Street, selling Copilot as a standalone product rather than offering it for free within broader software bundles. The company is now adopting a paid adoption of Copilot, its flagship workplace AI assistant. Previously, it emphasized driving widespread free adoption of Copilot among its existing large base of office software users. That strategy came under pressure after the company revealed in January that only around 3% of customers were paying for the tool. The update disappointed investors who had expected stronger monetization.

According to people familiar with the discussion, Judson Althoff, chief executive officer of Microsoft’s commercial business, highlighted during an internal meeting:

Company leadership set and essentially hit “some pretty big audacious goals” for selling Copilot in the quarter that ended in March.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is now focusing on converting enterprise users into paying subscribers. Judson Althoff noted that targets for the current quarter are expected to be meaningfully higher than the earlier figures. Copilot is priced at around $30 per user per month, with a broader AI software bundle costing about $99 per user per month.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is a global technology company that develops and sells a wide range of software, cloud services, devices, and business solutions, serving both individual users and enterprise customers worldwide. Its flagship products include Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, LinkedIn, and Xbox.

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