[aynyc]

I don't think google lost ground to OpenAI in terms of technology, but losing it in terms of reputation. People no longer view Google as a shining model of engineering success anymore. I work in cloud space, GCP is almost an afterthought now. ChatGPT actually put Azure into better light than AWS.

[lofatdairy]

I feel like GCP's losing ground to AWS and Azure has been a trend for at least before AI, though perhaps you're saying the same thing, that Google has long lost the reputational lead.

I can't speak from experience, but what I hear from friends of friends is that Azure is really on the come up, though in my experience AWS has still been the default. GCP seemed to be more tempting when they were the only ones throwing tons of money at you and Firebase had less alternatives.

[isbvhodnvemrwvn]

Azure has tons of Microsoft-entrenched enterprises where discounts on Office 365 are a valid argument for choosing the entire cloud stack.

[aynyc]

Azure is giving out a lot of credits, I mean in the millions on some of the big contracts.

[muzani]

Considering all the messes with the ChatGPT launch, I'm not sure if Azure is in a better light than AWS. It runs better on the API than the website, so that raises some question on the site itself.

[drstewart]

Google is essentially millenial IBM at this point