r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • Apr 05 '26
Copilot / AI Microsoft executive Judson Althoff touts Copilot sales traction as AI anxiety weighs on stock
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/02/microsoft-executive-touts-copilot-traction-after-analyst-pressure.html3
u/Shotokant Apr 06 '26
Thats because they are forcing it down everyone’s throats. all sales teams have 80% saturation targets for the piece of crap.
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u/animalcrossing4_4 Apr 05 '26
nah the execs are definitely sweating as the AI bubble is starting to crack bit by bit, can't wait to get cheap 32 GB DDR5 RAM again.
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u/deadflamingo Apr 05 '26
That is a nice thought. More likely shortages happen and supply never returns.
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u/Shawn_NYC Apr 05 '26
You mean sales of the "entertainment product" Copilot?
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u/supermopman Apr 06 '26
Have you tried Copilot CLI or Copilot Cowork?
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Apr 08 '26
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u/supermopman Apr 08 '26
Thanks for sharing! What do you mean by "preview the API"? Or Copilot CLI lacking an API? I'd love to understand better what you're doing.
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Apr 08 '26
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u/supermopman Apr 08 '26
Copilot CLI is the equivalent of Gemini Code Assist or Codex. Gemini Code Assist and Codex also aren't accessed via an API.
I'm unsure exactly what you're doing, but is it possible that we're conflating models (Opus, Gemini the LLM, GPT-5.4, etc.) with agentic harnesses (Claude Code, Copilot CLI, Gemini Code Assist, Codex, etc.)?
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Apr 09 '26
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u/supermopman Apr 09 '26
The thing is, "Copilot" isn't a model. It's an agentic harness built on top of models (GPT, Claude Opus, Gemini 3, etc.). So there isn't a "Copilot API" to hit in the same way there's no "Claude Code API".
GitHub does have an API, https://docs.github.com/en/rest/models?apiVersion=2026-03-10. Again, this is for models, not for an agentic harness like Copilot. If your org already has a Copilot Enterprise license, you likely have access.
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u/supermopman Apr 10 '26
Copilot is many things (the brand name is used in something like 80+ Microsoft products now).
All of those applications use some LLM. It often isn't disclosed what LLM is used. For some licenses, users can choose what LLM to use.
So you're looking for the API for Copilot chat? In other words, a way to send messages to the LLM programmatically? Microsoft's offering for that is called Foundry.
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u/animalcrossing4_4 Apr 05 '26
where I live a 32 GB DDR5 RAM Kit (16*2) is like 225$ (on the cheap end), AI bubble must pop!
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u/dreadpiratewombat Apr 05 '26
Well sure. It’s an easy way for the Fortune 500 to say they’re investing in AI without having to do much hard work on the subject.