It is reported that Microsoft will integrate the enterprise and consumer versions of Copilot to respond to external AI competitive pressures

According to reports, Microsoft (MSFT.US) will integrate its Copilot artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot aimed at both enterprise and individual users to enhance its popularity and better compete with Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's ChatGPT.

Reportedly, Microsoft Executive Vice President Jacob Anderson proposed in an internal memo to merge the two applications into a single application.

In the memo, Anderson informed Microsoft employees that the new Copilot application will not only simplify the product line but also integrate AI programming tools and new AI agent features. These AI programming tools and AI agents will provide additional paid functionalities.

Insiders revealed that Microsoft plans to launch a new version of Copilot in August.

It is said that reshaping the reputation of Copilot is a key battle that Microsoft must win. Anthropic and OpenAI have launched multiple AI products aimed at the workplace, directly targeting Microsoft's core Office business. As early as last fall, Microsoft's executive team expressed concerns that the Copilot integrated with Office 365 was not meeting market expectations for office automation, resulting in low penetration rates.

Therefore, Anderson emphasized that Copilot should focus on real office scenarios and optimize for business outcomes, rather than merely chasing the technical limits of intelligence.

Capital has expressed its concerns through actions. Since the beginning of this year, Microsoft's stock price has fallen by 18%, ranking at the bottom among the "seven giants" in the U.S. stock market. The main market concerns include that the comprehensive experience of Copilot is not as good as competing AI conversational products, and that new AI tools may shake Microsoft's industry dominance in office software