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The constraint in large-scale cloud infrastructure is the investment cycle itself.
Capital must be committed well before it generates returns, and the gap between outlay and payback is the variable that defines sector health in any given quarter.
Alphabet narrowed that watch this week, reporting that its free cash flow has turned negative while simultaneously raising its capital spending forecast. That combination triggered a sell-off.
Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft now report into that sentiment, carrying the added pressure of being cast as slower-growing cloud rivals.
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