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title: "Microsoft Achieves \"Bold\" Copilot Sales Target Amid Analyst Recommendations"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/281569084.md"
description: "Microsoft Corp. has shifted its AI sales strategy, moving from offering Copilot as a free bundle to selling a paid version. The company has set sales targets for the quarter ending in March, calling them \"grand and bold.\" Judson Althoff, Executive Vice President of Microsoft's Modern Work business, stated that the company's core is securely integrating top AI models"
datetime: "2026-04-02T19:59:21.000Z"
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# Microsoft Achieves "Bold" Copilot Sales Target Amid Analyst Recommendations

Microsoft Corp. has shifted its artificial intelligence (AI) sales strategy, moving from offering it for free as part of software bundles to selling a paid version of Copilot. The company's leadership has set "quite grand and bold goals" for selling Copilot for the quarter ending in March and has established ambitious targets for paid Copilot subscriptions for the current quarter. Judson Althoff, Executive Vice President of Microsoft's Modern Work business, stated that Microsoft's core pitch is to integrate all the top AI models in a secure way.

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