Is it not fair to say they're operating independently, but Microsoft simply set expectations that drove this independent company to do this? Corp B to continue

Is it not fair to say they're operating independently, but Microsoft simply set expectations that drove this independent company to do this? Corp B to continue the growth it forecasts apart of the merger needs to continue to invest in areas of high returns. Cut where it makes sense. Corp B now has access to Corp A even solely as independent corps. Corp A gives them private pricing to Azure. Corp B starts shutting down their own infra/data center and need less staff. Don't need as much staff if you're shifting the management of many things to Corp A. Many companies do this with buying managed services.