Microsoft Cancels Licenses for Anthropic's Claude Code, Shifts Toward GitHub Copilot CLI Microsoft is canceling internal licenses for Anthropic's Claude Code and redirecting developers to its own GitHub Copilot CLI platform.
This decision comes less than five months after expanding access to Claude Code, a move that raises questions about Microsoft's priorities in artificial intelligence.
The shift has significant implications for the broader tech industry. By concentrating resources and employee focus on a single platform, Microsoft is essentially doubling down on its partnership with GitHub.