Microsoft and Walgreens make deal to counter Amazon

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have made a deal that they say will "improve the future of health care." The deal involves incorporating Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) technology, including its Azure, cloud and artificial intelligence platform, into Deerfield, Illinois-based Walgreens (Nasdaq: WBA) locations. Right now, the current system of health care is a messy amalgamation of "public- and private-sect or organizations, providers, payers, pharmaceutical companies and other adjacent…
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