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The section titled > IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES & WARNINGS Tells us: > You may stop using Copilot at any time. That's an odd thing to include in a ToS.
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Prohibiting the user from using it for any commercial or business purposes is definitely new!
Have you really never seen any software saying "for non-commercial use only"?
> You may stop using Copilot at any time.
But how? Microsoft has shoved it into so many products that I don't see how it's possible, without dropping them alltogether.
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Maybe they shouldn't name everything Copilot.
In the past, Microsoft named everything ".NET" [1] or "Windows Live" [2]. And before naming everything "Copilot", Microsoft named everything "Microsoft 365" [3]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_.NET_strategy [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Live [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_365
And yet my licensed Visual Studio 2026 that's supposed to be for serious-face commercial development is rife with Copilot. > You may stop using Copilot at any time. But how? Microsoft has shoved it into so many products that I don't see how it's possible, without dropping them alltogether.
> These Terms apply to your use of “Copilot,” which includes:
> The standalone Copilot apps on your computer or mobile device
> The Copilot service we offer at copilot.microsoft.com, copilot.com, and copilot.ai
> Conversations you have with Copilot through other Microsoft apps and websites
> Conversations you have with Copilot through third-party apps and platforms
> Other Copilot-branded apps and services that link to these Terms
> These Terms don’t apply to Microsoft 365 Copilot apps or services unless that specific app or service says that these Terms apply.
Anthropic does a somewhat similar thing. If you visit their ToS (the one for Max/Pro plans) from a European IP address, they replace one section with this: Non-commercial use only. You agree not to use our Services for any commercial or business purposes and we (and our Providers) have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity. It's funny that…
Software in general has disclaimed any warranties or fitness for purpose for as long as I can remember. This is nothing new.
Go to https://www.copilot.com/ and ask a question. You'll see from the answers that it is indeed for entertainment only. It is ridiculously behind ChatGPT, and I don't know how that can happen since Microsoft has access to the same models.
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Software in general has disclaimed any warranties or fitness for purpose for as long as I can remember. This is nothing new.
Will be interesting to see if those still hold any weight (in the US at least) after the latest Meta rulings established defective design as a valid reason to sue big tech for damages