The ability to switch out the AI backend provider in Co-Pilot, similar to how you can choose a preferred search engine in a browser, seems poised to become the next antitrust battleground. This situation is reminiscent of Microsoft’s approach with the ‘embedded browser’ with Internet Explorer and Windows OS.
I can see how this would apply to Microsoft, where CoPilot becomes a framework where users can specify the AI of choice to power it. Other platform providers like Apple, Android also come to mind.