TIP813: Microsoft (MSFT): Is Microsoft a Misunderstood AI Opportunity? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
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Intro
Hosts introduce today's focus on Microsoft's AI transition, valuation, and whether it's a buying opportunity.
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O'Malley take a deep dive into Microsoft — the $3 trillion incumbent whose entire investment thesis now hinges on two of the most contested questions in technology: whether AI will reinforce or quietly dismantle the software franchises that built the company, and whether the OpenAI partnership is the strategic masterstroke it appeared to be in 2023, or a relationship that is slowly turning from asset into liability.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:27 - About all major business units 00:12:05 - How LinkedIn’s business works 00:18:24 - How the cloud business keeps growing 00:21:17 - What the future plans for gaming are 00:24:49 - Why the Office products might be in danger 00:50:52 - How AI is challenging Microsoft’s software 00:55:10 - Who captures the most value from AI 01:22:46 - Whether Shawn and Daniel add MSFT to the Intrinsic Value Portfolio
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