Microsoft or Alphabet: Which Stock Is More Likely to Be a Millionaire Maker?

Microsoft or Alphabet: Which Stock Is More Likely to Be a Millionaire Maker?

By James Brumley, The Motley Fool
Publication Date: 2026-02-19 15:05:00

There’s no doubt that both Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) have turned plenty of investors into millionaires. But, for anyone that doesn’t own either one yet, which is the more likely stock to do the same for a newcomer today?

It’s got to be Alphabet. Here’s why.

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If you already own Microsoft, you’re hardly doomed. Windows remains the dominant name in computer operating systems. Its cloud computing business remains a healthy cash cow as well. It’s losing ground on a couple of important fronts, though. One of them is the all-important artificial intelligence (AI).

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Tepid interest in the software giant’s AI-powered personal assistant known as Copilot illustrates this point….