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Apr 29, 2026 8:01 AM

Microsoft Copilot: The Dark Horse Of Software Giant's Q3 Earnings?

Daniel Newman, CEO of Futurum Group, suggested that Microsoft‘s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Q3 earnings may hold a surprise.

Newman took to X on Tuesday to highlight CEO Satya Nadella‘s announcement of Copilot deployment to about 743,000 Accenture (NYSE:ACN) employees.

Nadella called it the “largest” rollout of the AI-driven tool to date. The deployment began in 2023 and has since scaled with 89% monthly active usage.

“MSFT Copilot Numbers may surprise this quarter?” wrote Newman.

$MSFT Copilot Numbers may surprise this quarter? https://t.co/ZCZ0FcCUAZ

— Daniel Newman (@danielnewmanUV) April 28, 2026

Accenture’s chief information officer, Tony Leraris, describes Copilot as a “personal digital colleague”. A 2025 company study of 200,000 users found 97% completed routine tasks up to 15× faster with Copilot, while 53% reported major productivity gains.