10 June 2026

Has Microsoft Lost Its Mojo (Again)?

Wired  |  Steven Levy

Microsoft's AI product sales are currently underperforming, failing to achieve anticipated market adoption, while its GitHub platform has simultaneously been afflicted by persistent operational difficulties and user concerns. These combined challenges have prompted significant inquiry into whether Microsoft finds itself in a reactive "catch-up mode" within the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence sector.

WIRED engaged with VP Scott Hanselman to delve into these strategic questions. Concurrently, CEO Satya Nadella initiated Microsoft’s annual Build developer’s conference, held in San Francisco’s Fort Mason, with customary pronouncements regarding new product innovations and an overtly optimistic perspective on AI, specifically emphasizing the company's enthusiastic embrace of agentic AI. Despite this public display of confidence and strategic direction, an underlying sense of apprehension, metaphorically described as a "cloud," permeated the conference, suggesting a disparity between the presented vision and the company's current market performance and platform stability, distinct from issues related to its Azure cloud services.

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