The Real Reason Microsoft Wants The Whole
#AI Stadium 🏟️
Flashback to 1989. The Grammys. The glitz. The dreadlocks.
Milli Vanilli took home the award for Best New Artist. They looked the part. They had the swagger. They had the moves.
There was just one hiccup: Their microphones were off. They were total frauds. The guys on the album cover weren’t the ones hitting the high notes.
Fast forward to today, and
#Microsoft $MSFT has pulled off the greatest Milli Vanilli act in tech history.
For the last three years, Microsoft has been center stage, basking in the AI spotlight and raking in billions from Copilot subscriptions. But the actual "voice" behind the magic? That belongs to
#OpenAI $OPENAI.
Microsoft has just been the hype man holding the mic for Sam Altman.
But before we dive into that drama, let’s pause and ask the 📷$3 trillion question: How does Microsoft actually make money?
Forget Windows (which is basically just for the few people left on Earth who refuse to buy a MacBook). Microsoft is actually three giant money-printing machines in a trench coat:
The Internet's Backbone (35% of Revenue): This is their Server and Cloud services. Basically, the heavy machinery that keeps the digital world from collapsing back into the Stone Age.
The Corporate Tax (31% of Revenue): Otherwise known as Office 365. If you want a desk job in 2026, you are essentially paying rent to Satya Nadella.
Gaming ($23.5B Revenue): Surprisingly, Xbox and gaming now bring in more cash than Windows itself.
But here is the cheat code for the stock price: You can ignore all the above.
The fate of the empire rests entirely on Azure $AZREF.
Azure is the cloud infrastructure the landlord of the internet. But in 2025, the landlord had a rude awakening: He doesn’t actually have the keys to the penthouse.
His wildest, most unpredictable tenant does.
Read more in thecryptofire.com