20251209 - Microsoft cuts AI sales quotas, stock drops 3%

Microsoft denies everything! Except the actual claim https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/09/microsoft-cuts-ai-sales-quotas-stock-drops-3/ - text Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Logo, black text: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/174466546 Logo, no text: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/174467216 Greeting card: https://www.redbubble.com/i/greeting-card/Pivot-to-AI-logo-black-text-by-pivot-to-ai/174466546.5MT14 Send in your story tips: [email protected] Sources: Microsoft Lowers Sales Staff's Growth Targets For Newer AI Software https://www.theinformation.com/articles/microsoft-lowers-ai-software-sales-quotas-customers-resist-newer-products Microsoft drops AI sales targets in half after salespeople miss their quotas https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/12/microsoft-slashes-ai-sales-growth-targets-as-customers-resist-unproven-agents/ Microsoft denies report of lowering targets for AI software sales growth https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-lowers-ai-software-sales-quota-customers-resist-new-products-2025-12-03/ Previously on Pivot to AI: Microsoft: forget your IT department, use Copilot at work anyway! https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/06/microsoft-forget-your-it-department-use-copilot-at-work-anyway/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPdEdEIVsT8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA