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The alphabet google cloud tag on WindowsForum.com collects discussion of Alphabet's cloud and AI infrastructure spending as it compares with Microsoft. The tagged thread examines record capital expenditure by both companies for the quarter ending June 30, 2026, and how each is trying to show enterprise customers and investors that the outlay is producing returns. It highlights a 24/7 Wall St. analysis claiming Microsoft leads on converting spending into cash, citing positive free cash flow against Alphabet's negative figure, while noting that several supporting numbers were wrong, including out-of-date Alphabet figures and a Microsoft capex figure tied to the wrong period.
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    Microsoft vs Alphabet AI Capex: Corrected 2026 Cash Flow, Backlog and Azure Capacity

    Microsoft and Alphabet each spent a record amount on AI infrastructure in the quarter ending June 30, 2026. The two companies are now trying to show investors, and the enterprise customers who pay for all of it, that the spending is producing returns. A new analysis from 24/7 Wall St. says...
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