Microsoft on Wednesday lowered its cloud computing unit revenue forecast in a bookkeeping move, shifting money to its "productivity" software business.
The accounting change comes as investors are wary about whether the billions Microsoft and tech rivals are spending on artificial intelligence will help or hurt bottom lines.
Contacted by AFP, Microsoft said the change is intended to more closely align earnings reports with how the company operates when it comes to cloud services tied to its business computing unit.
In an update to investors, the tech giant said that it now expects Intelligent Cloud revenue to be between $23.80 billion and $24.10 billion in the current quarter, which runs from July through September.
This was compared with its prior expectations of $28.6 billion and $28.9 billion.
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