> This is just a smart move by Satya Nadella

Diversifying their AI bets definitely makes total sense. If this wasn't their strategy originally, it almost certainly became so the moment the OpenAI board fired Sam Altman.

It's easy to make simplistic judgements from the outside, but with the limited information we have, it does seem like Satya Nadella came out of this OpenAI debacle looking pretty competent.

It's hard to reconcile the fact that the Microsoft that handled the unexpected OpenAI issue so well is the same Microsoft that seems intent on literally setting fire to their flagship product! (Windows)