Microsoft’s new relationship with Southeast Asia’s biggest ride-hailing company Grab was sealed with a cheque.
Grab said on Tuesday that Microsoft would become one of its service providers across a suite of products and, in the same breath, noted that the US tech giant will also invest an undisclosed sum in its platform.
Both Grab and Microsoft are in fierce competition for market share financial investors should question how this pressure is swaying the long-term quality and profitability of their alliances and minority investments.
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