Microsoft denies report of lowering targets for AI software sales growth

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Microsoft denies report of lowering targets for AI software sales growth

By Reuters
Publication Date: 2025-12-03 17:28:00

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Dec 3 (Reuters) – Microsoft on Wednesday denied a report from The Information that multiple divisions at the company lowered sales growth targets for certain artificial intelligence products after several sales staff missed their goals in the fiscal year that ended in June.

The source-based report cited two salespeople in the Azure cloud-computing unit, which is closely watched by investors as it is the main beneficiary of Microsoft’s (MSFT.O), opens new tab AI push.

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“The Information’s story inaccurately combines the concepts of growth and sales quotas, which shows their lack of understanding of the way a sales organization works and is compensated,” a company spokesperson said in a statement.

“Aggregate sales quotas for AI products have not been lowered, as we…

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