Why are people complaining about Microsoft Copilot licensing costs on Hacker News today and is there a cheaper workaround for developers?
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Why are people complaining about Microsoft Copilot licensing costs on Hacker News today and is there a cheaper workaround for developers?
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- What's changing with GitHub Enterprise and Copilot billing · docs.github.com
- Microsoft abandons personal AI chatbot race with Copilot reboot · news.ycombinator.com
- > Companies were paying for more than 30 million Copilot subscriptions as of the... · news.ycombinator.com
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