Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) continues to be one of the best-performing companies in the technology sector and the broader market. MSFT stock is up more than 19% in 2025, and over 132% in the last five years. That doesn’t include the company’s rock-solid dividend. All in all, the blue-chip stock has reached the status of a stock you own, not trade.
However, the company does have at least one area of potential concern for investors. A key reason for its growth in the past 18 months stems from its partnership with OpenAI. Earlier this year, the partnership showed its first signs of unwinding. Microsoft AI (MAI), its in-house artificial intelligence (AI) development team, just launched its initial AI models.
