Microsoft (MSFT) shares slid 2% in premarket trading on Wednesday after The Information reported that the tech giant is cutting software sales quotas tied to artificial intelligence.
The Windows maker has lowered its forecast for how fast customers will be able to spend money on AI agents, after a number of salespeople missed their goals, the news outlet added, citing people familiar with the matter. The quotas have been missed across multiple divisions, two salespeople in Microsoft’s Azure unit told the news outlet.
As such, Microsoft is working with its salespeople and customers to deal with their resistance on how much extra money they pay for AI.
Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Seeking Alpha.
