Database software veteran (NYSE: ORCL) has caught a tailwind in the artificial intelligence (AI) mania of 2023. Oracle's stock is up by 40% year to date, exactly matching sector rival Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). But I'm not so sure that Oracle's stock deserves that honor.

I'm not here to sing Microsoft's praises, mind you. The Windows and Office behemoth isn't even my favorite AI stock today. The name simply popped up as a surprisingly comparable Oracle peer that I would much rather own.

So let me show you why I'm not interested in Oracle's stock today, with an illustrative Microsoft cameo or two.

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