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Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O'Malley discuss Microsoft's potential as an AI investment opportunity and the implications of its partnerships and business units.

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 Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TIP Mastermind Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Shawn, Kyle…

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