Microsoft is reportedly training salespeople to talk down OpenAI and Anthropic.

TechCrunch reports Microsoft coaching its sales force to position in-house MAI models as more efficient and cost-effective. This is the Microsoft-OpenAI divorce escalating from press leaks into sales-floor enablement material, which is the point where a partnership rift starts showing up in procurement conversations. If you're on Azure, expect first-party model pressure in your next renewal.