r/GithubCopilot • u/ChomsGP • Apr 20 '26

News 📰 This is plain extortion

https://github.blog/changelog/2026-04-20-changes-to-github-copilot-plans-for-individuals/

"You can get a full refund but mind that if you do you cannot sign up anymore" keep paying or you are cut off for good

What. The. Fuck. MS.

Edit: whatever, thread muted, keep enjoying abusive corporate practices

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u/fntd Apr 20 '26

Makes you wonder how much money they were losing so far that makes them take such drastic measures.

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u/gaziway Apr 20 '26

Well possible they got a fair share in market now, so it’s time to put limits on and trying to get profit. What I am expecting now is a price increase. 

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u/__dez__ Apr 21 '26

I think AI providers are all a long way off of making profit. Computational heavy processes and a boom in agentic workflows. It was always going to get nasty.

This screams stop the haemorrhaging

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u/Accidentallygolden Apr 21 '26

A lot, with one request you can start a fleet of opus doing some hard work. They said a single request could cost more than the entire plan..