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Microsoft and AI: spending billions to make millions (pivot-to-ai.com)
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[–] nightsky@awful.systems 30 points 3 days ago (1 children)

160,000 organisations, sending 251 million messages! [...] A message costs one cent. [...] Microsoft is forecast to spend $80 billion on AI in 2025.

No problem. To break even, they can raise prices just a little bit, from one cent per message to, uuh, $318 per message. I don't think that such a tiny price bump is going to reduce usage or scare away any customers, so they can just do that.

[–] sturger@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How can we sell such incredible, one-of-a-kind pieces of priceless art at such low, low prices? Easy! We sell in volume!

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