In late 2022, Satya Nadella made what might be the defining bet of his career: pouring billions into OpenAI while restructuring Microsoft around artificial intelligence. At first, the move looked like strategic genius. While Google, Apple, and Meta scrambled to catch up in the AI race, Microsoft appeared to have secured the winning horse, giving it a commanding early lead. Wall Street rewarded this vision, adding over a trillion dollars to Microsoft’s market cap. Suggested Reading Tesla, Nvidia