M$ is changing the billing model and /r/GithubCopilot isn't very happy about it.
This post is https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1tbfkui/ill_just_leave_this_here/ but there are a lot like it.
this post was submitted on 02 Jun 2026
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I feel like you could get a specialized local model to the level of Claude code without destroying the earth with data centers, and running in your house on your gpu, for a fraction of the cost. I'm almost positive this is the result of end game venture capitalism playing out like the sad final days of an addict who never quit. Cause if you could lie and say you are building god for a trillion dollars would you? Capitalists would.
Markov models?