Snowflake Partners With OpenAI in $200 Million Deal

u/skilliard7 · Reddit — r/stocks · February 02, 2026 at 16:22 · ⬆ 137 pts · 💬 46 comments  | View on Reddit ↗
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Author argues OpenAI is unstoppable and, unable to invest directly, favors Microsoft as an AI play due to its large OpenAI stake and Azure benefit.

MSFT — LONG The author argues OpenAI is unstoppable and, since direct investment is impossible, Microsoft is one of the few good AI plays right now. The rationale is that Microsoft owns a large stake in OpenAI and also benefits from OpenAI as a customer of Azure. The catalyst is Snowflake's $200 million OpenAI partnership highlighting enterprise AI adoption; no specific risk is stated.

Microsoft is probably one of the few AI plays that are good right now, because they own a large stake in OpenAI and also benefit from OpenAI as a customer of Azure.

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Microsoft best AI play via OpenAI stake
The author argues OpenAI is unstoppable and, since direct investment is impossible, Microsoft is one of the few good AI plays right now. The rationale is that Microsoft owns a large stake in OpenAI and also benefits from OpenAI as a customer of Azure. The catalyst is Snowflake's $200 million OpenAI partnership highlighting enterprise AI adoption; no specific risk is stated.
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