Microsoft 365 sees 43% price hike thanks to Copilot — existing customers safe until renewal

You damn well know why they dont do that $$$

… second paragraph of the article:

In addition to the basic plans getting Copilot rolled in, there are now additional "Basic," "Personal Classic," and "Family Classic" tiers without Copilot and "other advanced features" added for users who do not use AI in their workflows

Hey guys, let's stop ending prices in .99 in our social interactions.

It's a relic that only exists to take advantage of people's psychology. We shouldn't be doing the dirty work for corporations.

Here, let me help:

why not just do:

microsoft 365: $7

microsoft 365 + copilot: $10

Don't type more so you can help businesses fool people into thinking prices are lower than they actually are.

They did exactly that, except they changed the name of the original subscription to "classic" and upgraded everyone to the more expensive plan without asking.

This is actually illegal in some countries, and I hope they get fined for it.

Moar profit.

Because they're fucking stupid and thinks fucking over their customers brings in more profit.