In that quarter, Microsoft earned a net income of $6.17 billion on revenues of $17.37 billion, gains of 4 percent and 8 percent, respectively, year-over-year (YOY). This chart shows Microsoft’s market cap over time with Ballmer’s beginning and ending dates as CEO. In short,OpenAI is paying Microsoft with Microsoft’s money. Worse, that’s most of Microsoft’s AI revenue growth, as much as 70 percent of it. So I am reminded of another revered comedy bit from the 1980s, this one from the movie Spaceballs.