What if the Copilot feature you wanted disappears? (Episode 78)

Microsoft is shipping Copilot features faster than most organizations can absorb them, and retiring some along the way. Therman (‪@thesharepointhelpdesk‬) asks what happens when the feature that disappears is the one you were waiting for. Nick (‪@brightideasagency‬) argues that most of what's going was never finished: preview features people built on before they were ready. They work through the SharePoint agent, App Builder and =COPILOT retirements, why Publisher and InfoPath went, the viral AI clones of Office and Adobe apps, and whether Microsoft should ship fewer, better-tested features. So what should a business do when the feature it relies on disappears? ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 How is anyone supposed to keep track? 0:21 Too many Copilot features? 1:47 Previews aren't promises 4:03 In the cloud, you're not in control 8:32 End of life isn't unique to tech 9:50 The Copilot features being retired 13:42 If it's your feature, it feels big 15:59 Why it's so hard to keep track 21:19 Reverse Engineer Anything and your own Excel 23:51 Should Microsoft ship this way? 26:34 Why Microsoft works on 200 features at once 29:35 Copilot dashboards vs Power BI 32:49 Frustration is part of the job 34:57 Where to find Nick and Therman 🎙️ FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR TOPIC OR GUEST Are You Taking Risks with M365 Copilot Previews? (Nick's video) -    • Are You Taking Risks with M365 Copilot Pre...   Microsoft Publisher will no longer be supported after October 2026, Microsoft Support - https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/p... InfoPath 2013 and InfoPath Forms Services retirement (MC616550) - https://admin.cloud.microsoft/?ref=Me... Upcoming changes to agents in SharePoint and OneDrive (MC1511052) - https://admin.cloud.microsoft/?ref=Me... Retirement of App Builder agent and vibe.powerapps.com (MC1505609) - https://admin.cloud.microsoft/?ref=Me... OneDrive Copilot actions in File Explorer being retired (MC1515940) - https://admin.cloud.microsoft/?ref=Me... Learning Coach agent retirement (MC1454391) - https://admin.cloud.microsoft/?ref=Me... Satya Nadella on the =COPILOT() function, X - https://x.com/satyanadella/status/195... Frontier =COPILOT function in Excel will no longer be available (MC1454373) - https://admin.cloud.microsoft/?ref=Me... Outlook: Copilot Prioritize feature will be retired (MC1519861) - https://admin.cloud.microsoft/?ref=Me... 'Reverse-Engineer Anything' Is the New Wild West of AI, 404 Media - https://www.404media.co/reverse-engin... The Rise of AI Software Clones: Why REA and ArtCraft Are Going Viral, KDnuggets - https://www.kdnuggets.com/the-rise-of... The risky rise of HTML as an AI output (Episode 73) -    • The risky rise of HTML as an AI output (Ep...   How important is SharePoint in the AI age? (Episode 67 with Greg Zelfond) -    • How important is SharePoint in the AI age?...   📢 MICROSOFT 365 BUSINESS BOOST Brought to you by Nick DeCourcy from @brightideasagency and Therman Trotman from @thesharepointhelpdesk, Microsoft 365 Business Boost is a bi-weekly podcast focused on helping demystify Microsoft 365 and drive better business value from its adoption. 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn -   / therman-trotman-15790b33   The SharePoint Helpdesk page -   / the-sharepoint-helpdesk   YouTube - @thesharepointhelpdesk TikTok -   / thesphelpdesk   🔗 CONNECT WITH NICK LinkedIn -   / nickdc   Bright Ideas Agency -   / brightideasagency   YouTube - @brightideasagency ⚠️ DISCLAIMERS AI Disclaimer: We use AI tools to help research, outline, edit, and package our videos. The ideas, opinions, and testing are my own, and I review everything before it's published. Apart from publicly accessible information, all user data or other related information shared in this video is created for demonstration purposes only. User accounts, passwords, or other data used as part of any demonstrations shown in this video have been created specifically for that purpose and are not any individual or company's private information or data. The Microsoft 365 Business Boost podcast is produced by Bright Ideas Agency LLC. Bright Ideas Agency is an Ohio Limited Liability Company. The content of this video is for informational and entertainment purposes only. No guarantees are given in connection with the information shared and you should seek independent technical or business advice before implementing anything you see in this video. If you want to hire us for your project, visit https://www.brightideasagency.com and get in touch.