Microsoft trims AI software sales targets as enterprise adoption lags
Summary
Multiple Microsoft divisions have lowered sales growth targets for certain AI products, after many sales teams missed their goals in the fiscal year ending June, according to a report in The Information cited by Reuters. The rare move to cut product‑specific quotas is stoking investor concern that real‑world enterprise adoption of generative AI is slower than hype suggests, even as Microsoft remains one of the biggest financial winners from its early bet on OpenAI.
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