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submitted 3 days ago by alyaza@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

Internal documents reveal that Microsoft plans to temporarily suspend individual account signups to its GitHub Copilot coding product, as it transitions from requests (single interactions with Copilot) towards token-based billing.

The documents reveal that the weekly cost of running Github Copilot has doubled since the start of the year.

Microsoft also intends to tighten the rate limits on its individual and business accounts, and to remove access to certain models for those with the cheapest subscriptions.

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[-] mrmacduggan@lemmy.ml 44 points 3 days ago

It feels like the enshittification cycle is so fast these days. There's not even any time to get comfy as a frog in the pot before they turn up the gas! 🐸

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 days ago

It's their mistake. Proles are noticing.

this post was submitted on 21 Apr 2026
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