# Claude Code has proved very popular inside Microsoft over the past six months.

*genai · news · 2026-05-14 · The Verge*

## Key points

- Microsoft is ending internal use of Claude Code by June 30, switching staff to Copilot CLI.
- Microsoft's decision to cancel Claude Code licenses is partly to cut costs before the new fiscal year.
- Anthropic AI models will remain available within Copilot CLI despite canceling separate Claude Code licenses.
- References to 'Project Saluki' indicate Microsoft is preparing Xbox Game Pass expansion into China.
- Microsoft’s MDASH AI model found 16 security vulnerabilities in its own products, now patched.

**Companies:** Microsoft
**Countries:** United States, Israel

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