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Everyone thinks Microsoft’s Anthropic deal is about model diversity. It’s actually a public confession that OpenAI couldn’t fix Microsoft’s productivity problem. In late September, Microsoft unveiled Office Agent, powered primarily by Anthropic’s Claude, after two years of customer complaints that Copilot made bad slides and broke spreadsheets. Let that sink in. → Office Agent reportedly outperformed ChatGPT on SpreadsheetBench → Copilot still boasts 100M+ monthly active users, but satisfaction lags → Startups like Cursor and Replit hit $100M ARR using the same AI models Microsoft now relies on Microsoft’s problem isn’t model access; it’s execution velocity. The moat isn’t eroding because Anthropic is better than OpenAI. It’s eroding because startups can ship faster with the same tech stack. At $30/month, Copilot looks expensive next to tools like Replit and Lovable, both crossing $100M+ ARR by obsessing over user feedback, not enterprise contracts. A $13B head start and “exclusive” model access couldn’t save Microsoft from pivoting. Distribution wins short-term. Product quality wins long-term. #AI #Strategy #ProductManagement #Enterprise #Innovation

Great conversations and even better company last week with the Salesforce Thailand team here in Bangkok ! More than just a dinner... it was an affirmative session on how our partnership can empower Thai businesses to thrive. The Thai market is at a pivotal moment, with a CAGR of over 12% in CRM adoption. Winning here requires deep local understanding and a powerful, unified approach. It's clear that both Salesforce and Techila Global Services are aligned on this mission. Excited to build on this momentum. Together, we can lead the charge in Thailand's digital transformation. A huge thank you to Alexia Q., Pakornkit Chanwanityotin and Vernon Cheo from the Salesforce team for arranging a fantastic evening and for their vision and hospitality. Joel Lim Dr.Thadakorn Thanapattarakul D.M. #Salesforce #Thailand40 #DigitalEconomy #StrategicAlliance #TechilaGlobalServices #CRM #FutureOfBusiness #Bangkok

Accenture is doomed. That’s not me saying it. That’s The Economist asking: “Who needs Accenture in the age of AI?” In just six months, Accenture has lost $60 billion in market value. For decades, the firm built its empire telling others how to survive technological shifts. Now AI is pulling the rug from under its own model. Here’s the catch: the numbers don’t even look bad on the surface. Revenue is up 8%. Profits are up 7%. Dividend up 15%. But bookings, the real signal of tomorrow’s business, are shrinking. AI contracts are slowing sharply. And the question that rattled investors is simple: Why pay consultants when AI tools come built into Microsoft, SAP, or Google platforms? This isn’t just about one company. Semi-autonomous AI agents are already doing work that once required armies of consultants. Reports, process design, even project execution are now faster and cheaper, without the $500 an hour tag. Accenture is fighting back with “Reinvention Services,” Microsoft alliances, AI retraining, and cybersecurity pivots. But let’s be clear. This is not survival by default. It is reinvention under fire. The irony is brutal. Accenture sold digital transformation for decades. Now it is the one being forced through it. And that is the bigger story. If Accenture, the poster child of consulting, is struggling, what does that mean for the rest of knowledge work? The consulting playbook is being rewritten. And this time, it will not be written in PowerPoint. That is exactly why at Techila Global Services we are developing AI skills for every developer and building our own AI-powered tools. Not just to keep up, but to stay ahead of the curve. Stay tuned... #accenture #AI #consulting