Copilot’s release as an add-on deferred by a month for higher education institutions

It’s expected to arrive by May 1, 2024

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Published onMarch 29, 2024

published onMarch 29, 2024

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In March, Microsoft shared that Copilot would be available as an add-on for higher education institutions fromApril 1, 2024. Now, the Redmond-based tech giant has pushed the release toMay 1, 2024. It didn’t share a reason for the delay.

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Besides deferring the release, Microsoft is working on expanding the eligibility. While the Copilot add-on is currently only available to Microsoft 365 A3 and A5 license holders, A1 licenses will be included in the coming months.

As for Education customers withEnrollment for Education Solutions (EES)volume licensing, Copilot must be purchased through resellers,Cloud Solution Provider (CSP)and their Microsoft account team, being the two available options.

Eligible customers in China can get Microsoft 365 Copilot via web direct fromApril 5, 2024.

Copilot has emerged as a popular and reliable chatbot, competing with the likes of ChatGPT and Gemini. In recent months, Microsoft has been integrating Copilot into native products, including Windows,Microsoft Advertising, Word, Excel, PowerPoint,File Explorerand more!

Whencomparing ChatGPT and Copilot, the latter better serves as a companion for work-related tasks.

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