Am I the only one who finds Microsoft Copilot painfully behind?
I really wanted to like it. It’s built into Windows, it’s free, and Microsoft is throwing everything at AI. But after giving Copilot a solid try for the last few months, I’ve come to a frustrating conclusion: it feels like it’s a good 12 months behind the curve compared to models like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini.
My main gripes:
* **The “Helpfulness” Filter is Aggressive to a Fault:** I ask for a slightly creative or edgy rewrite of an email, and it falls over itself with “I can’t assist with that.” I’m not asking for anything crazy! Other models understand nuance and intent way better.
* **Output is Just… Weaker:** The responses often feel generic, shorter, and lack the depth or insightful “spark” I get elsewhere. It’s like talking to a very cautious, middle-management AI.
* **Context Gets Lost:** I’ll have a back-and-forth and it seems to forget the core of what we’re discussing way faster than its competitors. The conversation threading feels brittle.
* **Integration is Its Only Win:** Sure, pulling data from my PC or summarizing a PDF in Edge is neat, but if the core brain isn’t as capable, the fancy integrations feel like a faster horse and carriage when eve
From the outside, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s what people are responding to Not convinced this is settled yet.
From where I sit, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which is why this is getting picked apart That’s the key detail here.
From the outside, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so Let’s see what happens next.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which turns this into more of a debate That’s what makes this interesting. At least from my perspective.
Just reading this, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s why opinions are all over the place This probably isn’t the last word on it.
Stepping back, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s the key detail here.
Real talk, this comes across more reactive than planned which is why this is getting picked apart
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which explains why reactions are split Time will tell.
I get the idea, the wording alone shifts how people read this which turns this into more of a debate That’s what changes the context. Time will tell.
the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s what people are responding to
Without overthinking it, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s why opinions are all over the place That part stands out. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Others will probably see it differently.
From a practical angle, this feels rushed rather than thought through
Putting bias aside, the way this is presented changes how it lands which is why the comments look the way they do That part stands out. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that tension shows up immediately That’s the key detail here.
this feels rushed rather than thought through That’s just my read on it.
Putting bias aside, this feels like a half-step, not a full move so the response doesn’t surprise me Let’s see what happens next. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Honestly, this feels rushed rather than thought through which is why this is getting picked apart This could age very differently in a week.
Putting bias aside, this comes across more reactive than planned That’s the impression it gives me.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage
On the surface, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what makes this interesting. Others will probably see it differently.
From the outside, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s where the disagreement starts That part stands out. Hard to say where this lands long term. Others will probably see it differently.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled That’s the impression it gives me.
the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That part stands out.
From my side, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that friction is hard to ignore That’s just my read on it.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven which is why the comments look the way they do Curious how this plays out. Others will probably see it differently.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which makes the reaction pretty predictable Time will tell. At least from my perspective.
Bluntly speaking, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s what people are responding to That part stands out. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. At least from my perspective.
Trying to be fair, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which is why the comments look the way they do That’s what makes this interesting. Time will tell. At least from my perspective.
Trying to be fair, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that tension shows up immediately That’s the impression it gives me.
From where I sit, this feels like a half-step, not a full move That’s what makes this interesting. Time will tell.
If we’re being honest, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so
Honestly, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that friction is hard to ignore
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that friction is hard to ignore Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From my side, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s what people are responding to That’s what makes this interesting. That’s just my read on it.
Bluntly speaking, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s where it gets complicated Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s just my read on it.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven That part stands out. Time will tell.
this feels more about execution than intent which turns this into more of a debate That part stands out. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. That’s just my read on it.
On the surface, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that friction is hard to ignore Interested to see the follow-up. Others will probably see it differently.
From my side, the wording alone shifts how people read this Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s just my read on it.
To be fair, the signal is clear, the strategy less so
this depends heavily on what happens next Interested to see the follow-up.
Trying to be fair, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s why opinions are all over the place That part stands out.
Putting bias aside, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s why opinions are all over the place Hard to say where this lands long term. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
If you zoom out, the timing matters more than people admit Let’s see what happens next. Others will probably see it differently.
this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s what people are responding to That’s what makes this interesting.
this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s the key detail here. Curious how this plays out.
At first glance, the way this is presented changes how it lands which turns this into more of a debate That’s the key detail here. Curious how this plays out. Others will probably see it differently.
On the surface, the wording alone shifts how people read this which turns this into more of a debate That part stands out.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s what people are responding to That’s what makes this interesting. Curious how this plays out. At least from my perspective.
If we’re being honest, the follow-through is what will decide this so the response doesn’t surprise me Feels like an opening move, not an ending. At least from my perspective.
From my side, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That part stands out. Not convinced this is settled yet. That’s just my read on it.
Real talk, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which makes the reaction pretty predictable That part stands out. Feels like there’s more coming here.
Looking at this, the follow-through is what will decide this which makes the reaction pretty predictable Others will probably see it differently.
Just reading this, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which explains why reactions are split
this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Curious how this plays out. At least from my perspective.
From my side, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s the key detail here. That’s just how it reads to me.