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Microsoft kills free Copilot Deep Research on August 18, shifting to Microsoft 365 Premium paywall. For tech leaders, this signals AI monetization strategy; forces evaluation of free alternatives (Perplexity, Claude, Gemini) with native citations for research decisions.
As competition in the AI space heats up, Microsoft is quietly pulling the plug on some of its high-profile consumer AI features from Copilot.