Microsoft’s 3 billion bet on Copilot is assessed to be a disaster

[Chrkeller]

curl-6 said:

Chrkeller said:

Massively speeds up processing and is a massive advantage.  If everyone sidelines except China, might as well hand everything over now, we live in a global economy.

As for bleeding money..  so did Apple and Amazon when they were emerging.  

It can also be a pretty massive disadvantage; just last month an AI system deleted a company's entire database: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/29/claude-ai-deletes-firm-database

The difference with Apple and Amazon is that those companies had a realistic path to profitability; AI companies on the other hand currently don't, there's just not enough demand to balance out the vast amounts they're spending.

Open AI's Sam Altman for instance openly admits he has "no idea how we may one day generate revenue": https://www.startupbell.net/post/sam-altman-told-investors-bluntly-he-had-no-plans-on-how-to-generate-revenue

Oh AI has a path foward.  Get Sp500 companies addicted to it, then charge a license fee.  I strongly suspect my company would pay out the *** to keep copilot. 

My point with apple and Amazon, what once lost money now sits on top of the market.  Bleeding money upfront isn't unusual.