微软正在对没有Microsoft 365 Copilot许可证的商业用户的更多Copilot Chat功能施加使用限制，并且不会公布具体的数量上限。Copilot Chat随符合条件的Microsoft 365商业版和企业版订阅提供。在没有Copilot附加组件的情况下，它可以对网络信息和上传的文件进行推理。付费许可证则增加了对工作数据的更广泛访问权限，包括电子邮件、会议、聊天和文档。
Microsoft is applying usage limits to more Copilot Chat features for commercial users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, and it won't publish the numerical caps. Copilot Chat comes with qualifying Microsoft 365 business and enterprise subscriptions. Without the Copilot add-on, it can reason over web information and uploaded files. The paid license adds broader access to work data, including emails, meetings, chats, and documents.
已经在进行中的任务不会被打断。一旦达到限制，用户将收到产品内通知，说明何时可以重试受影响的功能。管理员无法调整这些限制；由微软设定。这家Windows巨头表示，它“不公布具体限制，因为这些限制可能会发生变化”。微软还暗示，达到限制“可能表明对更多Copilot功能有兴趣”。它为管理员提出的可供考虑的补救办法，恰好就是再买一个许可证。
Tasks already in progress won't be interrupted. Once a limit is reached, users will receive an in-product notice explaining when to retry the affected feature. Administrators can't adjust these limits; Microsoft sets them. The Windows behemoth says it "doesn't publish specific limits because they're subject to change." Microsoft also suggests that hitting a limit "might indicate interest in additional Copilot capabilities." The remedy it proposes for administrators to consider is, conveniently, another license.
用户也可能被提供升级途径——不过用户能否自行购买许可证，取决于其组织是否允许自助购买。微软解释说：“在大多数组织中，限制通知包含一个升级选项。”“用户可以选择它，向管理员申请Microsoft 365 Copilot许可证，管理员可以在Microsoft 365管理中心批准或拒绝请求。如果组织允许用户直接购买许可证，用户可能还会看到购买许可证的选项。”
Users may also be offered an upgrade route – although buying a license themselves depends on whether their organization permits self-service purchases. Microsoft explained: "In most organizations, the limit notification includes an option to upgrade. "Users can select it to request a Microsoft 365 Copilot license from their admin, who can approve or deny requests in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
微软总结道：“管理员可以针对每个产品关闭直接购买。”该推广于11月2日开始面向拥有2000个或更少Microsoft 365席位的组织，并定于11月9日开始面向更大的组织。它也只适用于商业租户中没有Microsoft 365 Copilot许可证的用户。Web、桌面和移动应用都受到影响。这一变化可能是微软将随附的Copilot Chat访问权限转化为付费附加组件销售的最新招数。
If the organization allows users to buy licenses directly, users might also see an option to purchase a license." Microsoft concluded: "Admins can turn off direct purchases for each product." The rollout began on November 2 for organizations with 2,000 or fewer Microsoft 365 seats and is due to start on November 9 for larger organizations. It also applies only to users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license in commercial tenants. Web, desktop, and mobile apps are all affected.
达到未公开上限的用户很可能会开始缠着管理员要求升级。另一种可能是，管理员认定更严格的控制比不可预测的功能可用性更可取。这未必是微软所设想的销售结果。®
The change could be Microsoft's latest wheeze to turn included Copilot Chat access into paid add-on sales. Users who hit an unpublished ceiling may well start pestering administrators for an upgrade. The alternative is that admins decide tighter controls are preferable to unpredictable feature availability. Not necessarily the sales outcome Microsoft had in mind. ®