Updated
Updated · Mashable · Aug 13
Microsoft Merges Copilot Apps, Cuts 4 AI Features and Mico
Updated
Updated · Mashable · Aug 13

Microsoft Merges Copilot Apps, Cuts 4 AI Features and Mico

3 articles · Updated · Mashable · Aug 13

Summary

  • Microsoft is folding its consumer Copilot app and Microsoft 365 Copilot into one application, with updates rolling out through August.
  • Aug. 18 is the cutoff for four retiring features—Group Chat, Podcasts, Deep Research and Copilot Labs—and Microsoft says related generated content will be deleted unless users export it.
  • Mico, Copilot’s animated mascot, is also being removed from the assistant, though Microsoft plans to keep the character on Learn Live as a tutor.
  • Microsoft says the overhaul will create a simpler, more cohesive experience, but it follows reports that Copilot lost market share to OpenAI, Google and Anthropic, prompting reduced AI sales targets.

Insights

What hidden usage limits await free users as Microsoft merges its consumer and enterprise Copilot platforms into a single super app?
Will Microsoft's new unified Copilot super app secretly blur the boundaries between your personal privacy and corporate workspaces?
Could Microsoft's aggressive push for an all-in-one AI super app actually destroy the work-life balance it promises to improve?