Microsoft pivots away from Claude Code, bets big on Copilot CLI

Microsoft is winding down Claude Code licenses and transitioning thousands of its developers to GitHub Copilot CLI by the end of June, as part of a broader move to converge on Copilot CLI across the Experiences + Devices group for cost and integration reasons; Claude Code had been popular but undermined Copilot CLI, and Microsoft will continue to support Claude models via Copilot CLI and OpenAI/Anthropic models while investing in Copilot CLI improvements.