Microsoft's Greed is Finally Backfiring

Go to https://surfshark.com/coresight or use code CORESIGHT at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! In March 2023, Satya Nadella announced Copilot and promised it would change the way the world uses computers. Three years later, out of 450 million Microsoft 365 users, only 3% were paying for it. Microsoft raised prices, hid cheaper plans, forced the app onto devices through security updates, and put a dedicated Copilot button on every new laptop. When the U.S. Congress banned it, security researchers found a zero-click vulnerability, and the CEO's own leaked emails called the product "not smart," Microsoft was forced to publicly back down for the first time in thirty years. This is the full story of how Microsoft took the biggest opportunity in a generation and turned it into their most expensive mistake. THE KEY FACTS: 2023: Microsoft invests $13 billion in OpenAI and launches Copilot at $30/user/month 2024: Microsoft replaces a 30-year-old keyboard key with a dedicated Copilot button 2024: U.S. House of Representatives bans Copilot from all congressional devices 2025: Only 15 million out of 450 million subscribers sign up for Copilot (3.3%) 2025: EchoLeak vulnerability scores 9.3/10, zero-click attack on Copilot 2025: Nadella's leaked emails describe Copilot integrations as "not smart" 2025: "Microslop" Chrome extension goes viral with 10,000+ users 2026: Microsoft publicly promises to remove Copilot from Windows apps 2026: Free Copilot access pulled from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote 2026: New M365 E7 tier launched at $99/user/month CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction 00:51 The Pattern 02:49 The Product 04:25 The Push 06:28 The Rejection 07:52 The Backfire 11:11 The Retreat 12:37 The Aftermath Divider by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/divider/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ #MicrosoftCopilot #Microsoft #Copilot #AI #TechDocumentary #BusinessDocumentary #Surfshark #Creatorsideology Sources: Microsoft SEC Filings, Microsoft Earnings Calls, ACCC Media Release, Recon Analytics, Forrester Research, CNBC, Fortune, Axios, The Information, BleepingComputer, arXiv, NIST NVD, WindowsLatest, Office Watch, SamExpert.