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source_timestamps: ["§ 2. Vertical integration: Wire the machine."]
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source_url: "https://hbr.org/2026/01/match-your-ai-strategy-to-your-organizations-reality"
source_title: "Match Your AI Strategy to Your Organization's Reality"
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# General Electric (GE)

**Role: failure case of overreach in [[concept-vertical-integration]].** GE tried to become the 'Microsoft of industrial AI' with its **Predix** platform, aiming to connect analytics across all machines. Siloed data, internal resistance, lack of connecting software, and shifting leadership crippled the rollout. After spending over **$4 billion**, GE scaled back and spun off much of GE Digital — the archetype of building platforms that outpace internal software capabilities and cultural readiness.