Mary Jo Foley is the Editor in Chief at Directions on Microsoft. Before joining Directions, Mary Jo has worked as a technology journalist for 40+ years and has focused on covering Microsoft exclusively for the majority of her career.
Mary Jo holds a B.A. in communications from Simmons College and an M.A. from George Washington University in public policy.
Latest Content by Mary Jo Foley
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June 16, 2026 · by Mary Jo Foley
Microsoft’s Copilot Cowork Gets Model Choice Plus Usage-Based Billing
Microsoft is making good on its plan to add more usage-based pricing to its AI apps and services with Copilot...
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June 2, 2026 · by Mary Jo Foley
Build 2026: Microsoft Pushes the Agent Envelope with Android Devices, New Windows PCs
Microsoft is making another pitch to developers to build and run agents locally, while it’s experimenting with new kinds of...
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May 20, 2026 · by Mary Jo Foley
Microsoft To Make Azure Linux a Full Commercial Distribution
Azure Linux 4.0 will be a commercial Linux distribution, based on Fedora Linux, tailored for Azure.
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April 30, 2026 · by Mary Jo Foley
Microsoft’s Q3 FY26 Take-Aways: Consumption Pricing Is Coming Sooner Rather Than Later
Azure grew at 40 percent and M365 Copilot paid seats hit 20 million for the quarter. But all eyes are...
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April 28, 2026 · by Mary Jo Foley
GitHub Copilot to Move to Usage-Based Pricing in June
Token-based consumption using GitHub AI Credits will become part of GitHub’s pricing plans.
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April 27, 2026 · by Mary Jo Foley
Microsoft, OpenAI Amend Their Agreement Again
Under the latest terms, OpenAI gets Microsoft's official approval to do what it already was doing: Work with Amazon and...