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2 Top Software Stocks to Buy for the Long Haul

Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool
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2 Top Software Stocks to Buy for the Long Haul

Two such companies that are on track to remain great stocks for many more years to come are Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD). Microsoft is injecting new vigor into its software apps as the company refocuses them on artificial intelligence. Over the past several months, Microsoft has said that it is infusing the ChatGPT chatbot into its Microsoft 365 suite of apps -- the leading enterprise software in the world -- to help its users become more productive and offload tasks.

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