# Microsoft’s plan for genAI profits: Squeeze customers

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/microsofts-plan-for-genai-profits-squeeze-customers/
- Published: 2025-03-15T09:00:33-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image credit: Shutterstock / Michael Vi. Opinion article by Preston Gralla. Computerworld – March 12, 2025. What happens when you build a suite of Copilots people don’t want to pay for? Microsoft has ridden its multibillion-dollar investments in generative AI (genAI) to become the world’s second-most valuable company, with a valuation of roughly $3 trillion, depending on the day’s stock price. This year, it plans to invest $80 billion on data center costs alone, and […] Click here to view original web page at www.computerworld.com