Microsoft Unveils Unified Copilot App for 450 Million Office Users as AI License Uptake Stays Below 7%
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Updated · CNBC · Sep 25
Microsoft Unveils Unified Copilot App for 450 Million Office Users as AI License Uptake Stays Below 7%
2 articles · Updated · CNBC · Sep 25
Summary
Microsoft rolled out a revamped Copilot app that combines coding, complex productivity work and custom AI agents, replacing its split approach across Microsoft 365 Copilot and GitHub Copilot.
Fewer than 7% of more than 450 million commercial Office 365 seats currently carry the AI add-on, pushing Microsoft to simplify the product and chase stronger enterprise adoption against Anthropic and other rivals.
The new app shifts pricing from the standard $30-per-user monthly Microsoft 365 Copilot subscription to usage-based charges for Cowork, Code and Autopilot features.
Code lets non-technical users start simple programming projects using GitHub Copilot technology, while Autopilot creates agents that can handle tasks and communicate in Teams and Outlook.
Frontier program customers will get Home and Code in the coming weeks, with Autopilot entering private preview by the end of September as Microsoft still relies heavily on OpenAI and Anthropic models.