How do you make money off AI, when few are willing to pay for it? You con your existing users.
Microsoft has raised the price on the Office Family subscription from €99/yr to €129/yr. That's a 30% increase.
If you don't want Copilot, you must downgrade to "Family Classic" before it renews, a plan they've hidden behind the "cancel subscription" section.
With Google Docs around, this also looks like a death spasm for the consumer Office suite.
#microsoft #enshittification #ai
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