Microsoft said it might make some infrastructure adjustments but still plans to spend over $80 billion on capital expenditures this fiscal year, which ends in June. Analysts at TD Cowen circulated a note on Friday suggesting that the company has canceled data center leases.
Microsoft's stock slipped Monday after an analyst note said it was canceling some US data center leases. The TD Cowen analysts said the pullback may indicate Microsoft is in a "potential oversupply position.
Microsoft Corp MSFT has begun canceling leases for significant data center capacity in the U.S., possibly signifying AI computing overcapacity.
Microsoft has scrapped leases for sizeable data center capacity in the U.S., suggesting a potential oversupply at the tech giant as it builds out artificial intelligence infrastructure to meet a potential demand surge, TD Cowen analysts said.
Analysts are divided on whether Microsoft is grappling with oversupply or readjusting its focus.
Microsoft has begun canceling leases for a substantial amount of datacenter capacity in the US, a move that may reflect concerns about whether it's building more AI computing than it will need over the long term, TD Cowen said in a report. OpenAI's biggest backer has voided leases totaling “a couple of hundred megawatts” of capacity, the US brokerage wrote Friday, citing channel checks or inquiries with supply chain providers.
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