Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4

[rainerku@mastodontech.de]

@cwebber 7years ago I purchased a used pc and installed Linux Mint, which works still fine....

[shelldozer@oldbytes.space]

@wordshaper @cwebber They don't need to. Their age-old "how much revenue did you make last year? That will do nicely" ploy will still work in the agentic era.

[fazalmajid@social.vivaldi.net]

@cwebber and of course the licenses come with Copilot, which will need its own license, and so on. Self-licking ice cream cone.

[gerex@mastodon.social]

@cwebber I can see where this is going:
1. Make Copilot a mandatory part of every MS product.
2. Declare Copilot as an agent.
3. Since it contains an agent, your license now needs its own additional license.
4. Copilot is a mandatory part of the additional license.
5. Go to step 3.

Infinite profit!

[fluffykittycat@furry.engineer]

@kkarhan @cwebber what the actual fuck? Who cares how many cores my CPU has? Withthat kinda attitude I'ma run it on my old ass single core celeron from 2009

[taschenorakel@mastodon.green]

@cwebber Always has been like that with virtualization, continuous integration, all the things... What are the news?

[mxk@hachyderm.io]

@Rabenalt @cwebber I am not proposing anything.
All I am saying is, that this probably is their own logic.
(Also: API licenses aren't exactly new, and it's not surprising, that companies want to earn API license fees for all LLM agent users.

[svenfoo@chaos.social]

@cwebber Actually, maybe they should. And they should definitely pay taxes.

[kkarhan@jorts.horse]

@fluffykittycat @cwebber In fact, #Oracle and #Microsoft are the reasons why #AMD & #Intel charge a premium for low-core - count Server CPUs!

• I kid you not…

[patrys@mastodon.online]

@cwebber

It's only fair that AI agents should also have to book a hotel room when you travel with your laptop.

[noortjevee@mstdn.social]

@cwebber their emplyees need to buy the software they work with?

[mekaxp@mastodon.social]

@cwebber Hahaha
Agentic Economy at scale

[reiddragon@fedi.catto.garden]

@cwebber it's all about transfer of capital, always has been

[delijati@freiburg.social]

@cwebber
they’re welcome to do that... all code that was used unlawfully for training should receive a monthly contribution

[mayleen@infosec.exchange]

@cwebber
Srsly i am wondering when the point of no return comes. Where all the costumers of this business realize that they need to bail out asap.

Still waiting.

I tried -just for research - windows 11 install these days. This is soo bad, i dont have the words to describe it and dont wanna waste anyones time trying

France induced some hope though.

[djsundog@fedi.reclaim.technology]

@cwebber@social.coop "and what if, stay with me here, what if we decide that Ai agents have seven asses each? It would make sense for each agent to then require seven seats, right? That's just common sense! Will you be putting this on a credit card or do you want our wire transfer info?"

[edd@freeradical.zone]

@djsundog @cwebber They have to have 7 asses. Where else do you think all that slop comes from? It's just common sense!

[andrewt@mathstodon.xyz]

@edd @djsundog @cwebber does the AI keep half-assing it? just add more asses!

[sabik@rants.au]

@djsundog @cwebber
seven asses is what happens when you cross the pons asinorum with the seven bridges of königsberg

[yuhasz01@mastodon.social]

@cwebber Microsoft still acting like they always have with new technology: embrace, extend, extinguish(or monetize for profit)