--- type: "Topics" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/topics/25995522.md" description: "$Microsoft(MSFT.US)Microsoft's major shareholders opposed the company's Bitcoin investment proposal on Tuesday, believing it does not align with shareholders' long-term interests. Earlier, Microsoft's board had urged shareholders to reject a proposal from the National Center for Public Policy Research, which suggested the company invest 1% of its total assets in Bitcoin as a hedge against inflation.Separately, Microsoft's Cloud services division introduced its next-generation "zero water evaporation data center design" in a press release issued on Monday local time. Each data center adopting this design can save 125 million liters of water annually." datetime: "2024-12-11T02:30:13.000Z" locales: - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/topics/25995522.md) - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/topics/25995522.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/topics/25995522.md) author: "[复利魔方3650](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/7185361.md)" --- # $Microsoft(MSFT.US)Microsoft's major shareholders … ### Related Stocks - [MSFT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFT.US.md) ## Comments (3) - **red1101 · 2024-12-12T01:06:16.000Z**: The company should focus on business innovation and operations. If there's unused money, buy back shares or pay dividends instead of wasting it on reckless ventures. - **jdjdidu · 2024-12-11T12:08:53.000Z**: The crypto shareholders rejected it. Kinda confusing. - **复利魔方3650** (2024-12-11T12:10:56.000Z): Rejecting reflects values, ya know? Professional business and tech progress are way better than Tencent and Baidu pushing loans every day.