https://news.abnasia.org/blog/posts/en-microsoft-scales-back-ai-goals-because-almost-nobody-is-using-copilot-2732
This headline nailed it! Turns out, Microsoft just learned the hardest lesson in AI - distribution doesn’t beat usefulness 😳
Microsoft’s AI Copilot was supposed to be everywhere.
In Windows. In Office. In your workflow.
Turns out it’s mostly ignored.
Recent reports say Microsoft quietly cut internal Copilot sales targets by up to 50%.
Not because of vibes. Because of math.
→ Copilot ~14% market share → ChatGPT ~61% → Gemini sprinting into 2nd place
And this is with Microsoft’s insane advantage:
Windows + Office + Azure + OpenAI access 🤯
If that stack can’t force adoption, maybe the problem isn’t distribution. It’s value.
Enterprises tried Copilot. Piloted it. Demoed it. Bought licenses.
Then, employees opened ChatGPT in another tab.
Because most of today’s “AI agents” are confident interns with no context.
So when Microsoft says“70% of Fortune 500 have adopted Copilot”, what it really means is this:
Procurement bought it. Employees didn’t.
Most importantly, forcing AI into everything didn’t help.
People didn’t ask for:
→ AI in Paint → AI watching their documents → AI narrating PowerPoint like a hostage video
They asked for one thing: AI that actually saves time, or does something humans couldn’t do before.
Right now, Copilot does neither.
Some extra link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF4VccxdNEg
Test Confirms Copilot Can’t Do What Microsoft’s Ad Shows - https://propakistani.pk/2025/12/20/test-confirms-copilot-cant-do-what-microsofts-ad-shows/
AI search engines fail accuracy test, study finds 60% error rate - https://www.techspot.com/news/107101-new-study-finds-ai-search-tools-60-percent.html
It is as if a car manufacturer decided to integrate a soda fountain in the dash of their cars. It takes prominent space right in the center of the dash. No one asked for it and anyone can easily get soda already without it if they want.
And then they put a button for it on every section of the dashboard, on the seats, on the steering wheel and even added a pedal to activate it as well and they have the car give you constant chimes to remind you to have yourself a drink.
But it serves only one brand of soda. It isn't even that good, causes cancer and every time you use it there is a 30 percent chance it serves you carbonated horse piss instead. There is no way to tell until you took a sip. Also it has microphones and cameras that spy on you for bullshit reasons.
If LLMs have taught me anything, it’s that some people would enjoy that carbonated horse piss if a billionaire told them it was good.
Dude you're supposed to sniff before drinking, don't complain if you don't care to learn how to use the tools right.
People don’t though, that’s the point I was trying to make.
I was trying to sound like an AI bro
Glorious analogy
And in doing so they took away your access to your blinkers.
That's because if you don't get carbonated horse piss, it's actually just your blinker fluid!