Microsoft will compete with AWS to offer a marketplace of AI apps and agents

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Microsoft Marketplace offers more than 3,000 AI apps and agents.
• It's a fusion of Azure Marketplace and AppSource.
• The idea is to make it easier for businesses to shop for AI tools.

Microsoft is getting into the AI dealership business.

On Thursday, the company announced the launch of Microsoft Marketplace, a virtual shopping center built atop Microsoft Cloud where businesses can shop for cloud services, as well as more than 3,000 AI apps and agents. 

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"Microsoft Marketplace gives you access to thousands of AI apps and agents from our rich partner ecosystem designed to automate tasks, accelerate decision-making and unlock value across your business," Alysa Taylor, Chief Marketing Officer at ...