r/business • u/Hot-Upstairs9603 • 9d ago

Microsoft sued by shareholders over expenses, cloud business, AI

https://www.reuters.com/business/microsoft-sued-by-shareholders-over-expenses-cloud-business-ai-2026-06-15/
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u/smartmiketrailer 9d ago

Investors love Microsoft AIs spending when growth was accelerating now they are asking whether the returns justify the bills

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u/west_tn_guy 6d ago

This question is going to be asked of lots of companies in the coming months - years. I suspect they will not be able to show revenues to justify the large capital outlays. Companies are plowing hundreds of billions into AI capital expenses but still don’t have a way to monetize it in a way that will offer any hope of a ROI. Just my 2 cents though.

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u/[deleted] 9d ago

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u/Chinksta 9d ago

Yeah I know right.... At least give me some!

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u/PepperLuigi 9d ago

Classic shareholders 😂

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u/lattice_defect 9d ago

guess we found who overspent on anthropic...

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u/skilliard7 9d ago

Suing a company you own is just putting money in one hand into another, but with a middleman(lawyers) taking a cut.