Microsoft is trying to simplify how it sells Copilot AI offerings, internal slides reveal

Microsoft is trying to simplify how it sells Copilot AI offerings, internal slides reveal

Microsoft Chief Commercial Officer Judson Althoff in a Seahawks jerseyMat Hayward/Getty ImagesMicrosoft is trying to simplify AI sales, according to slides from an internal presentation.The current approach slowed sales, confused customers, and affected cost and quality, insiders say.Microsoft plans to slash the number of "solution areas."Microsoft is trying to simplify its many AI offerings by streamlining how the products are pitched to custom…

Microsoft has given its AI assistant Copilot a new functionality to simplify the creation of PowerPoint presentations. The feature is currently rolled out and promises to significantly reduce the time needed to create slides. The integration allows users to create automatically designed slides by text input or by reference to a Word document. Microsoft emphasizes the efficiency gain: The process of creating appealing and effective slides is acce…