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Microsoft packages business AI in single app as it tries to compete with Anthropic
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Microsoft is shifting its strategy for its Copilot AI platform as the software giant keeps looking for momentum in enterprise AI, where Anthropic has been gaining traction.
Key facts
- David McLaren, enterprise data and AI leader at consulting firm GHD, said his company has given Microsoft Copilot to 12,000 employees, with around 200 experimenting with Copilot Cowork
- Microsoft has, to this point, offered its 365 Copilot AI assistant for knowledge work separately from its GitHub Copilot coding agent
- On Friday, Microsoft introduced an updated Copilot app that can both code and handle complex productivity tasks, a move the company hopes will entice more of its Office 365 customers to pay
- Microsoft shares are up 3% this year as of Thursday's close, underperforming the Nasdaq and most of the company's megacap peers
Summary
On Friday, Microsoft introduced an updated Copilot app that can both code and handle complex productivity tasks, a move the company hopes will entice more of its Office 365 customers to pay for the advanced tools. While Microsoft maintains a dominant position in business software through Office, its flagship work AI product hasn't taken off. Microsoft has, to this point, offered its 365 Copilot AI assistant for knowledge work separately from its GitHub Copilot coding agent. Rather than charging for subscriptions like it does for most of its software, the commercial Microsoft 365 Copilot costs $30 per user per month, Microsoft says clients will pay for the Cowork, Code and Autopilot portions of the new app based on usage, similar to how they buy other AI products.