Those who turn to tech giant Microsoft’s (MSFT) Teams system for meetings likely know how helpful it can be, and how it would be great to be able to record meetings, just to have something to refer back to later. But Microsoft knows that some would rather not be recorded, and is offering a special feature to help prevent recordings. Investors did not take this well, oddly, and sent shares down fractionally in Thursday afternoon’s trading.
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A new Teams feature geared toward Premium customers, the ability to automatically block recordings and screenshots was first announced back in May. A rollout was planned for July, but was ultimately delayed to November. Now, with November here, the new feature is going live.
Known as “Prevent screen capture,” it does exactly what the name says it will: prevent screen capture with both standard, native tools as well as third-party apps. Those attempting to record through Windows devices will get a “…black rectangle around the meeting window.” Android devices will display a message saying that “…screen capture is restricted,” reports note. Interestingly, the feature is disabled by default and must be manually activated by meeting organizers.
What Is Experience Center One?
Microsoft is also rapidly working to build out its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, and in aid of that, has established what it calls “Experience Center One.” Described as a “…curated glimpse of the future,” it operates almost like a museum display, showing off AI at work doing everything from financial modeling to drug design and even factory floor management.
The whole thing focuses on what are called “frontier firms,” businesses that are putting AI to work in ways that push the envelope of what is possible. This serves as a way to highlight such firms, and at the same time, extend a dire message to everyone else: this is what you face going forward. This is what your competitors are doing. The implication, of course, is that failing to match the competition could be a disaster for those businesses.
Is Microsoft a Buy, Hold or Sell?
Turning to Wall Street, analysts have a Strong Buy consensus rating on MSFT stock based on 34 Buys assigned in the past three months, as indicated by the graphic below. After a 19.74% rally in its share price over the past year, the average MSFT price target of $633.14 per share implies 24.92% upside potential.
