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Satya Nadella says Microsoft Cloud tops $100 billion revenue; analysts ‘unhappy’

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Satya Nadella says Microsoft Cloud tops $100 billion revenue; analysts ‘unhappy’
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that Azure's annual revenue has surpassed $100 billion, yet analysts remain critical of the company's lack of financial transparency. Investors are concerned that Microsoft obscures specific cloud performance metrics by grouping them with legacy software.

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The lack of granular financial reporting from tech giants like Microsoft complicates investor analysis and market comparison, particularly regarding AI-driven capital expenditures.

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Microsoft’s cloud business recently crossed a major milestone, but the company still isn’t telling investors the full story, a report has said. CEO Satya Nadella revealed on an earnings call that Azure’s annual revenue has topped $100 billion for the first time – which is a rare disclosure from a company that has long kept its cloud numbers under wraps. Yet even this headline figure hasn’t been enough to satisfy analysts, who reportedly say Microsoft's financial reporting remains far less transparent than its biggest rivals.

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