Worth Reading – Advancing Microsoft 365: New capabilities and pricing update
This is also coming with a price increase effective in July 2026:
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Is Your Teams Meeting Being Recorded? I’d Assume It Is
A few months ago, I wrote about people using AI Notetakers in Teams meetings. I’ve spoken several times about the privacy implications of recording Teams meetings, using Copilot, and related practices. One thing I’ve been encouraging people to understand is that, even if you host the meeting and turn off all AI, recording, and transcription…
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So much news from Ignite 2025
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.
If you want to see the firehose, you can check out the Book of News.
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M365 News for November 2025
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M365 News for October 2025
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Who asked for this?
As I’ve said many times, Microsoft has invested too much money in AI to let users opt out of using it, even if it does ruin everything Microsoft has been known for.
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Worth Reading – Moving sales, service, and finance to the Frontier with Microsoft 365 Copilot
I want to be charitable and say that this doesn’t reek slightly of desperation, but is instead a strategic decision, possibly to be followed by a price increase next year. Or even that they are trying to lessen the confusion around the different versions of Copilot.
Then I counted the number of “Try Copilot Chat Now!” buttons on that page and immediately realized how desperate they are to get people to use Copilot.
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M365 News for September 2025
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Third-Party Notetakers in Teams Meetings
Hosting the meeting yourself and using Copilot is safer. It is also more expensive. Blocking external attendees from adding a note-taking application might also be a good idea, which might seem rude.
I’d argue that adding an app to a meeting you’re not hosting without asking is also rude, but that’s just my opinion.
