TIVP070 (Video): Microsoft (MSFT): Is Microsoft a Misunderstood AI Opportunity? w/ Shawn O'Malley & Daniel Mahncke

May 10
1h 32m

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Episode Description

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 (00:00:40) About all major business units (00:11:19) How LinkedIn’s business works (00:17:40) How the cloud business keeps growing (00:20:32) What the future plans for gaming are (00:24:09) Why the Office products might be in danger (00:50:25) How AI is challenging Microsoft’s software (00:54:48) Who captures the most value from AI (01:22:50) Valuation discussion of Microsoft (01:26:20) Whether Shawn and Daniel add MSFT to the Intrinsic Value Portfolio

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