The past few years have been fraught with uncertainty for (NASDAQ: MSFT) investors. However, following last year's beatdown, it appears the tech titan has found its way back into investors' good graces. After losing as much as 34% of its value last year, Microsoft stock has rebounded, gaining 44% so far this year (as of this writing).

While the personal computing market -- which has historically made up nearly one-third of Microsoft's revenue -- has yet to rebound, the company has turned its focus to a more potent catalyst to drive future growth: artificial intelligence (AI). The ongoing paradigm shift in the technology landscape has some investors wondering what it all means for the software specialist's future. Here are a few things the smartest investors know about Microsoft.

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