Dave Lee from Bloomberg Opinion critiques Meta's positioning as a cloud business, highlighting that unlike true hyperscalers such as Amazon and Google, Meta does not demonstrate healthy growth in cloud sales driven by AI. Despite Meta's substantial capital expenditure of up to $145 billion, its AI strategy appears unconvincing, as reflected in the cautious tone of its leadership during the earnings call. Lee emphasizes that Meta's cloud investments do not translate into the same growth metrics seen in established cloud providers, suggesting the company should reconsider its spending approach in this area. Original filename: 20260430_164535_Bloomberg_Opinion_Meta_s_Cloud_Spending_Lacks_Conviction_Am.mp4 (Source: Bloomberg)