Microsoft Launches Copilot Cowork + M365 E7 at $99/User — Anthropic Claude Integrated Across Full Copilot Chat

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Microsoft's Wave 3 of M365 Copilot includes Copilot Cowork (background agent built with Anthropic's Claude, runs across M365 apps simultaneously), Agent 365 ($15/mo add-on for agent governance), and new E7 licensing tier at $99/user/month launching May 1 — 65% more than the current E5 at $60. E7 bundles Copilot, Microsoft Entra Suite, Defender/Intune/Purview, and Agent 365 into one SKU. The multi-model approach (OpenAI + Anthropic available to customers at their choice) represents a direct counterplay to niche AI-native competitors: Microsoft is making the platform bundle so comprehensive that point solutions lose their foothold.