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Microsoft is killing off the ‘Copilot Plus PC’ brand - The Verge
Publisher description: What will Microsoft’s next buzzword be?
NewsAPI | Sep 25, 2026 | Sean Hollister
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He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Remember when Microsoft wanted everyone to know that “Copilot Plus PCs” were the ones to get, because those were the PCs that that’d have enough built-in AI muscle to get things done? Two and a half years later, Microsoft and Qualcomm seem to be admitting the brand is already dead. Windows Central’s Zac Bowden reports that even though the new 12-inch Microsoft Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface Laptop technically meet the system requirements for a Copilot Plus PC, Microsoft is not calling them by that name anymore.
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