Odaily Planet Daily reported that Polymarket data shows that users predict the likelihood of Microsoft shareholders approving a Bitcoin investment strategy is less than 10%. Microsoft will vote on the Bitcoin investment plan on December 10. One Polymarket user commented, 'If their stock could surge 50% because of this, why would they invest 1% in BTC? Microsoft's stock is in a long-term consolidation phase, and the adoption of BTC is a huge bullish driver for Microsoft.' Another user said, 'If institutional investors want to invest in Bitcoin, why not just buy Bitcoin directly? They are just mixing safe investments (Microsoft) with volatile investments (BTC), making their valuation assessments more complicated.' The question of whether Microsoft should include cryptocurrencies as part of its long-term investment strategy stems from a proposal by the American National Center for Public Policy Research in October. (Cryptonews) Previously, MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor told Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and the board that Bitcoin is the best asset the company can own. In a three-minute video recently shown to Microsoft, Saylor stated, 'Microsoft cannot miss the next wave of technological innovation, and Bitcoin is that wave; Bitcoin represents the greatest digital transformation of the 21st century, representing digital capital.' Saylor further stated that it 'makes sense' for Microsoft to buy and hold Bitcoin instead of repurchasing its own stock or holding bonds. He added, 'In the past five years, you have forfeited hundreds of billions of dollars in capital, and you have only amplified the risks faced by shareholders. If you want to break this vicious cycle, you need an asset with no counterparty risk.' He added that if Microsoft were to convert its cash flow, dividends, buybacks, and debt into Bitcoin, by 2034, Microsoft's stock price could increase by $584 per share, and the enterprise value could rise by $4.9 trillion.

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