By Keithen Drury, The Motley Fool
Publication Date: 2026-08-16 04:20:00
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are two of the biggest names in artificial intelligence (AI). Both of these companies have taken a similar path, choosing to integrate AI into their own products but utilize other providers’ models instead of creating their own. They each also have a thriving cloud computing business, benefiting from rising AI workloads.
But which one of these two makes for the better buy? Let’s take a look at the fourth- and fifth-largest companies in the world, and see which makes the most sense for your investment dollars.
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Both companies have a wide-ranging business
Microsoft’s business is quite broad, ranging from business productivity software to…
