Microsoft Bids Goodbye to 'Mobile First' Mantra in Favor of AI

In case you missed it, Microsoft put its new priority--Artificial intelligence (AI)--front and center in its new Annual Report. In the document posted Wednesday, the company states its goal of building "best-in-class platforms and productivity services for an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge infused with artificial intelligence ("AI")." The annual report for Microsoft's 2017 fiscal year, ending June 30, differs from last year's. At that time, Microsoft's "best-in-class" platforms and services were all about "a mobile-first, cloud-first world." CNBC was first to report on this shift, which is striking given how many times Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and his lieutenants have talked up "mobile first, cloud first" over the past few years.