Microsoft is trading at $490.38, up 0.75% during today's session, outpacing the broader market gains. The stock has gained 16.28% year-to-date and closed December 1 at $486.74. Recent developments highlight Microsoft's strengthening AI infrastructure position: DataSnipper launched AI Extractions powered by Microsoft Azure for audit and finance workflows, while Johns Hopkins APL demonstrated an AI agent orchestrating robot teams using Microsoft's large language models. Additionally, billionaire Peter Thiel's recent portfolio shift—selling all Nvidia shares and purchasing 49,000 Microsoft shares (34.09% of his portfolio)—signals institutional confidence in Microsoft's AI strategy over competitors. The company's strong Q1 performance, featuring 26% cloud revenue growth and 40% Azure expansion, combined with 900 million monthly active users of AI features, underscores its dominant positioning in enterprise AI adoption.