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Will AI agents need to buy their own software licenses? Microsoft sure hopes so

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Microsoft's Executive VP Rajesh Jha proposes that AI agents should purchase their own software licenses like human employees, treating each agent as a "seat opportunity" to preserve software companies' revenue streams. Industry analysts disagree, arguing that AI agents will likely reduce human software users, forcing vendors to completely rethink traditional licensing models.

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