Comment by Marsymars
18 hours ago
> I don't understand why anyone would want to deal with Microsoft as a vendor if they don't have to.
It can bill to our Azure sub and I don't have to go through the internal bureaucracy of purchasing a new product/service from a new vendor.
I would also add that the models they supply through Azure Foundry are covered under my employer's existing customer agreement, by which MS is not allowed to train models on our data (which might include IP of the company or its clients). For organizations worried about that, it's nice & cozy.
They just altered this deal for everyone else. Wonder how long they will wait before default opting you all into training too?
Bingo. Github Copilot is mostly for organizations that have an existing Azure bill and would rather see that go up then get a new vendor bill. Professional middlemen.
This is pretty straightforward compared to the giant universe of companies that resell Microsoft services.
The number of intermediaries that some customers, especially governmental agencies, go through to get just an Azure bill can be wild...
I’ve recently been unwillingly exposed to this side of things. It’s truly an insane, there must be a better way?
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If you’ve ever had to be part of the frankly batshit insane procurement process that some organizations force you to gauntlet through, it becomes a very obvious and appealing option to do this
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It technically does indeed matter, because "then" means a totally different thing in that sentence, but using "then" in that way would be an odd enough way to construct that sentence that it's blindingly obvious that they meant "than".
> Learning the difference isn't hard.
I get your frustration, and it pisses me off too, but no need to be rude to the commenter to get your point across.
What reasonable interpretation of the sentence is there if "then" is applied literally? I can only find validity using "than", and therefore the use of "then" doesn't matter as the author's intent isn't lost. That said, carrying the assumption that it does matter forward, how are you certain "then" isn't the correct interpretation of the author's intent?
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Ah, the AWS Marketplace procurement model, where products mostly exist so that you can line item things through Amazon rather than going through a lengthy procurement process
Not surprised to see this is common. At my company basically everyone and their mother are using Claude Code via Bedrock, despite us having company-wide Windsurf, Copilot and ChatGPT Enterprise accounts
That sounds different, the parent is saying they're using that because then no new billing and stuff has to be negotiated/setup, but in your case everything is already setup and people have access, they just chose to use something else?
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It's understandable but sad that this will often be the reason.
It’s got pretty good integration into vscode and you can bypass key anyway
Microsoft's USP in one sentence.