> Anyone that's had to deal with Microsoft will tell you this means nothing...

In relation to everything you said in your post, let's just say "trust me, I know".

But you missed the point I was making.

The GP said "Makes me wonder why enterprises still flock there".

And anyone who's had to deal with enterprise procurement knows if you've got a vendor on the list then its easier to deal with that one than push for multiple.

And then there's the whole budgeting thing. If management can see you're already buying every single employee in the org a Teams license, then getting extra budget for some Azure toys will probably be an easier sell then "yeah, I know we're paying Microsoft a lot of money, but can we have some AWS too". Since in their eyes Azure and Teams licenses is the same thing, "money for Microsoft".

Sadly the tech desk experience in enterprises tends to fall low down the list, if it is considered at all.

Sure, in theory, if you've got a good CTO to fight your corner then YMMV, but not everyone does.