<![CDATA[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]]>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

*deep breath in*

HAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA of fucking course lmao

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/95e7991a-8baa-4c5f-a304-2db2ed2165d7/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-2026-4RSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 06:43:43 GMTMon, 13 Apr 2026 23:22:05 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to 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 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:54:51 GMT]]>@rainerku @cwebber Damn, you've got the work to savings ratio figured out. Wish I could make the leap.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/ottominati/statuses/116403161757892624https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/ottominati/statuses/116403161757892624Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:54:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:19:06 GMT]]>@shelldozer @cwebber Sure, the *effect* of Oracle's licensing is to coincidentally take all your revenue, but they do it with spreadsheets and calculus and Galois Fields and Lorenz transformations, and possibly accidentally spawn small transient hypothetical universes when transcribed to powerpoint slides for the executive contract presentation.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://weatherishappening.network/users/wordshaper/statuses/116403021182363729https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://weatherishappening.network/users/wordshaper/statuses/116403021182363729Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:19:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:14:08 GMT]]>@cwebber ah, this is how they'll compensate for all the license fees lost due to employee layoffs? 🤦‍♀️

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/deborahh/statuses/116403001670634526https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/deborahh/statuses/116403001670634526Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:14:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:02:34 GMT]]>@cwebber Microsoft still acting like they always have with new technology: embrace, extend, extinguish(or monetize for profit)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/yuhasz01/statuses/116402956185381610https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/yuhasz01/statuses/116402956185381610Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:02:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:43:54 GMT]]>@djsundog @cwebber
seven asses is what happens when you cross the pons asinorum with the seven bridges of königsberg

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://rants.au/users/sabik/statuses/116402882742515640https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://rants.au/users/sabik/statuses/116402882742515640Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:43:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:33:56 GMT]]>@edd @djsundog @cwebber does the AI keep half-assing it? just add more asses!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/andrewt/statuses/116402843605142542https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/andrewt/statuses/116402843605142542Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:33:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:29:12 GMT]]>@djsundog @cwebber They have to have 7 asses. Where else do you think all that slop comes from? It's just common sense!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://freeradical.zone/users/edd/statuses/116402824956495615https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://freeradical.zone/users/edd/statuses/116402824956495615Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:29:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:19:17 GMT]]>@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?"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fedi.reclaim.technology/objects/e6d87fe8-2a58-4e00-aec4-424fe7a0923dhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fedi.reclaim.technology/objects/e6d87fe8-2a58-4e00-aec4-424fe7a0923dTue, 14 Apr 2026 11:19:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:53:55 GMT]]>@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.✊🤓

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Mayleen/statuses/116402686207953413https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Mayleen/statuses/116402686207953413Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:53:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:34:56 GMT]]>@cwebber
they’re welcome to do that... all code that was used unlawfully for training should receive a monthly contribution

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://freiburg.social/users/delijati/statuses/116402375630693461https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://freiburg.social/users/delijati/statuses/116402375630693461Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:34:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:32:22 GMT]]>@cwebber it's all about transfer of capital, always has been]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fedi.catto.garden/objects/f8260ff7-1b2f-4d59-807b-d449095f9a42https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fedi.catto.garden/objects/f8260ff7-1b2f-4d59-807b-d449095f9a42Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:32:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:24:47 GMT]]>@cwebber Hahaha
Agentic Economy at scale

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116402004188510041/statuses/116402335730946757https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116402004188510041/statuses/116402335730946757Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:24:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:20:56 GMT]]>@cwebber their emplyees need to buy the software they work with?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Noortjevee/statuses/116402320605486414https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Noortjevee/statuses/116402320605486414Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:20:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:08:19 GMT]]>@cwebber

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

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/patrys/statuses/116402270977535121https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/patrys/statuses/116402270977535121Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:08:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:47:51 GMT]]>@fluffykittycat @cwebber In fact, and are the reasons why & charge a premium for low-core - count Server CPUs!

  • I kid you not…
]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jorts.horse/users/kkarhan/statuses/116402190490675022https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jorts.horse/users/kkarhan/statuses/116402190490675022Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:47:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:43:12 GMT]]>@cwebber Actually, maybe they should. And they should definitely pay taxes.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/svenfoo/statuses/116402172207540189https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/svenfoo/statuses/116402172207540189Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:43:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:04:24 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/mxk/statuses/116402019672622513https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/mxk/statuses/116402019672622513Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:04:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:00:46 GMT]]>@cwebber Always has been like that with virtualization, continuous integration, all the things... What are the news?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.green/users/taschenorakel/statuses/116402005354941715https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.green/users/taschenorakel/statuses/116402005354941715Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:00:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:55:40 GMT]]>@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

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://furry.engineer/users/fluffykittycat/statuses/116401985293048610https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://furry.engineer/users/fluffykittycat/statuses/116401985293048610Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:55:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:52:03 GMT]]>@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!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gerex/statuses/116401971128094677https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gerex/statuses/116401971128094677Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:52:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:47:21 GMT]]>@cwebber and of course the licenses come with Copilot, which will need its own license, and so on. Self-licking ice cream cone.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/fazalmajid/statuses/116401952608222191https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/fazalmajid/statuses/116401952608222191Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:47:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:31:44 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/shelldozer/statuses/116401891187363639https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/shelldozer/statuses/116401891187363639Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:31:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:25:38 GMT]]>@cwebber 7years ago I purchased a used pc and installed Linux Mint, which works still fine....

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodontech.de/users/rainerku/statuses/116401867203706202https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodontech.de/users/rainerku/statuses/116401867203706202Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:25:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:24:01 GMT]]>@cwebber I would imagine those AI agents would manage to find and use company credit cards and splurge on everything, and the employees get blamed for that! Oh that would be so wonderful! *infinitely heavy sarcasm*

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/thebluewizard/statuses/116401860897605031https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/thebluewizard/statuses/116401860897605031Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:24:01 GMT