M365 News for December 2025
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Will that ever be enough revenue to offset the massive investments they’ve made in AI? Time will tell. Right now, these are some early warning signs, but also small enough that I can’t imagine they’ll move the needle one way or the other. I’m not jumping to any conclusions based on them, but I do have my eyes open.
The Roadmap still lists a vast number of product updates that have nothing to do with AI. It’s inaccurate, which makes it confusing if you’re looking for updates on non-AI features. Then again, maybe it also proves that, to Microsoft, there are no non-AI features in the company any longer.
Everything about Teams—security, retention, eDiscovery, privacy, and so on— starts with understanding the data involved. To understand the data involved, you need to be familiar with all the details of this chain reaction. You’re not protecting and investigating data in a Teams channel; you’re dealing with data in Exchange, SharePoint, and potentially in various other locations, depending on the apps used in the channel.
I’ve only had time to watch the keynote today, and I’m already overwhelmed by the number of announced changes coming to M365 – almost all of which involve AI of some sort.
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The first paragraph makes it obvious that you can’t be an unnamed guest in a Zoom meeting and invite your AI to take notes. That makes sense.
The second adds a requirement: you must also attend the meeting. No more sending your AI to take notes for you while you spend your time elsewhere.