Windows Copilot might not be available in Europe, after all
For now, it seems that European users won't be able to experience Copilot.
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Key notes
- Microsoft has its fair share of problems with the European region.
- As a consequence of being called a gatekeeper there, Microsoft won't release Copilot to Europe.
- However, less than 20% of the European users are using Windows 11, though.
Windows Copilot availability is not global, even though Microsoft places all the bets on this AI tool. Despite being one of the most anticipated Windows releases in a while, this Windows 23H2 feature, which is coming on the 26th of September, will not be available in Russia, Belarus, China, and, surprise, the European Community, which is another name for EU.
It’s not entirely clear why Windows Copilot availability doesn’t extend to the European countries, however, the EU recently labeled Microsoft as a gatekeeper under its Digital Markets Act.
Copilot in Windows is available in all global markets, except European Community, Russia, Belarus, and China (PRC).
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The Redmond-based tech giant will be forced to make changes to Windows if some of its features are to see the light of day in Europe.
For now, however, Copilot won’t make it to Europe. It’s not clear when this AI tool will be released to the region, and neither Microsoft nor the European Union has issued any statements on it, yet.
Windows Copilot availability in Europe: will it hurt Microsoft or not?
Well, as anticipated as Microsoft makes it to be, Copilot won’t be entirely missed by the European Windows users. In fact, according to the latest statistics, only 19,21% of European Windows users are in fact using Windows 11. The rest of them are using Windows 10, or older versions of Windows.
One thing is clear, though: Windows 11 has not been fully adopted by the European Windows community, and in fact, it has a long way to go until it wins people’s hearts, there.
As Copilot is a product exclusively for Windows 11, it’s safe to say that the absence of it in the European Market won’t mean such great damage to Microsoft.
However, for those of you who are located in Europe, and have been waiting for Copilot to come out, this is bad news, unfortunately.
But there are solutions: basically, Windows Copilot is just Bing Chat but you can find it directly on Windows 11, instead of using Edge. However, you can use Bing Chat on Chrome too, and you can have the Copilot experience, although a bit limited.
Either way, we should wait and see. Maybe it won’t take long for Microsoft to come to an agreement with the EU.
Are you from Europe? Were you excited about Copilot?
