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One can find convenient charts that compare both revenue sources and profits for the big tech companies.

Revenue sources: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-big-tech-makes-their-bi...

Profit breakdown: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/big-tech-revenue-profit-...

MSFT has more diverse sources of revenue than the FAANG members dependent primarily on consumer directed ads and so won't be as badly affected by a downturn in consumer directed ad spending.

Large installed Windows base (and Office, AD, SQL server, Sharepoint, …) in enterprises.

Having good products that it’s proven people and companies will actually pay for is useful like that.

MSFT value is even huger when you factor in dividend payments.