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Microsoft Drops Claude Code After Budget Overrun


Key insights - Microsoft's Claude Code pilot burned through its full annual AI budget in months due to token-based billing, triggering a June 30 cancellation. - Flat seat licensing obscured true token consumption costs, a structural gap that usage-based pricing exposes immediately at enterprise scale.

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