"This has been a pivotal 12 months for Microsoft, a year in which it faced increasing competition that threatened to knock the company off its perch as the world's leader in AI. Even so, Microsoft managed to add about $400 billion to its valuation this year, pushing it to about $3.5 trillion, depending on the day. And it kept its lead in AI. How did it manage to do so? These five big events all helped shaped the company this year."
"The way CEO Satya Nadella dealt with Trump's inauguration last January was a template for the way the wary company dealt with Trump the entire year. It steered a path between not offending him and not being a cheerleader either. Microsoft donated $1 million for Trump's inauguration. But Nadella didn't attend the event like so many other tech leaders, including Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Apple's Tim Cook, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI's Sam Altman, Alphabet's Sundar Pichai and Tesla's Elon Musk."
Microsoft experienced a pivotal year, adding about $400 billion to its valuation and reaching roughly $3.5 trillion while maintaining its AI leadership despite rising competition. The company could no longer avoid US politics after Donald J. Trump took office, and leadership balanced caution with limited engagement, including a $1 million inauguration donation and Satya Nadella's absence. A public Trump call-out over Monaco led to no immediate corporate retaliation and preserved company culture. Microsoft also finalized a detailed agreement with OpenAI outlining returns and constraints tied to its nearly $14 billion investment and the future of their relationship.
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