Microsoft is reportedly building a super app to tame product sprawl — and finally crack mobile

Microsoft is developing a unified "super app" that will combine its GitHub Copilot, Copilot chat, Copilot Cowork, and a new Autopilot agentic workflow into a single mobile and desktop platform, according to a Fortune report. The initiative, internally called "Delivering one Copilot," aims to simplify Microsoft's fragmented AI product lineup and finally establish a strong presence on mobile devices where rival tools have dominated. The move mirrors OpenAI's March announcement of its own desktop super app, as Microsoft seeks to leverage the popularity of GitHub Copilot to boost adoption of its slower-growing products.

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