"Microsoft first started opening up access to Claude Code in December, inviting thousands of its own developers to use Anthropic's AI coding tool daily. It was part of an effort to get project managers, designers, and other employees to experiment with coding for the first time, and sources tell me that Claude Code has proved very popular inside Microsoft over the past six months. Perhaps a little too popular, as Microsoft is now preparing to walk back its Claude Code push."
"I understand that Microsoft is planning to remove most of its Claude Code licenses and push many of its developers to use Copilot CLI instead. While Claude Code has been a popular addition, it has also undermined Microsoft's new GitHub Copilot CLI coding tool - a command line version of GitHub Copilot that runs outside of development apps like Visual Studio Code."
"I'm told that Microsoft's Experiences + Devices team, which includes the engineers responsible for Windows, Microsoft 365, Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and Surface, is winding down its usage of Claude Code by the end of June. Sources tell me that engineers are being encouraged to start transitioning their workflows to GitHub Copilot CLI in the coming weeks, ahea"
Microsoft opened access to Anthropic’s Claude Code in December, inviting thousands of internal developers to use the AI coding tool daily. The effort aimed to help project managers, designers, and other employees experiment with coding for the first time. Claude Code became widely used within Microsoft over the following six months. Microsoft is now preparing to reverse the push by removing most Claude Code licenses. Engineers in the Experiences + Devices team, covering Windows, Microsoft 365, Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and Surface, are winding down Claude Code usage by the end of June. Developers are being encouraged to transition workflows to GitHub Copilot CLI, which runs outside development apps like Visual Studio Code.
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