First-quarter earnings are starting to roll out, with some companies already reporting. However, we're just starting to get to the point where the big tech companies are releasing results, and their commentary on the business outlook for their core products and AI could really steer the market's direction.One of the big players in this space is Microsoft (MSFT 2.26%), currently the world's second-largest company with a $2.76 trillion market capitalization at the time of writing. It reports on April 30, and ...