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It feels like Microsoft has turned a corner in its AI strategy. After spending billions of dollars and trying to force-feed Copilot and other AI tools onto its users, Microsoft now has an idea of what people actually want. With all that data, Microsoft is trimming the fat and moving any tasty AI morsels behind paywalls. The freemium model is not new, but it can be frustrating for users when pushed to the extreme. Companies often introduce features for free only to later evolve them into paid tools. This is especially common with smartphone apps, but it's a widespread strategy. But requiring pa
Microsoft keeps stripping features from free Copilot to push paid subscriptions… But the company's near obsession with Copilot still permeates through Microsoft 365, often behind a paywall. Back in April, Microsoft started requiring a Microsoft 365 Copilot license to use Copilot Chat in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. …
… In the document, Microsoft describes the Ask Copilot feature as bringing " Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI agents directly into the taskbar and Start menu through the new Composer experience. …
… Just this week, I've covered Microsoft Whiteboard requiring a Microsoft Business account , meeting preparation in Outlook needing a Microsoft 365 Copilot license , and Microsoft getting rid of Copilot Podcasts without offering any way to download previously created content. …
… Both are better than Microsoft Editor Before trying Copilot and Gemini, I ran all my articles through Microsoft Editor to spot typos. I’ve continued to do that over the last month and was surprised by how much Microsoft Editor missed compared to Copilot and Gemini. …
Microsoft Forms just got a major upgrade thanks to Copilot. Microsoft 365 Copilot chat now lives within Microsoft Forms, adding a familiar tool to those who use AI in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. …
… You can then listen to the created podcast within Copilot on the web or the Copilot apps for iOS or Android, at least until August 18, 2026. On that date Microsoft will retire the Copilot Podcasts feature and cut off all access to any podcasts created with the tool. …
… Microsoft appears to be phasing out the Copilot+ PC brand. When the Surface Laptop Ultra was announced, Microsoft did not mention if it was a Copilot+ PC. The webpage for the Surface Laptop Ultra fails to mention "Copilot+ PC" at all. …
… A Microsoft support document outlines the plans of the tech giant: "Microsoft is committed to enabling customers to select options for how the Copilot key functions. …
Leaked materials from 2024 have revealed that Microsoft has built a working prototype Copilot OS that is platform agnostic, derived from the Microsoft Edge web browser and runs on top of Windows or Android , focused on the web and agentic experiences. …
… Consequently, if a user clicks the link, it opens Microsoft 365 Copilot Search, which interprets the parameter as instructions to search their email. Copilot then generates an output that embeds sensitive data into an image URL and exfiltrates it via Bing. …
