Strategy

Anthropic encouraged developers to build on claude -p and the Agent SDK, then switched programmatic use to API rates. A 25-40x cost hike dressed as a bonus.

Anthropic's Cowork plugins triggered a $285B stock selloff. The legal plugin alone cratered Thomson Reuters 18%. Foundation models now compete with middlemen.

Research shows prompt engineering techniques are model-specific and don't transfer reliably. The skill exists, but it's pattern-matching, not engineering.

Microsoft Copilot receives mixed initial reviews. Early adopters highlight tempered enthusiasm, data security focus, and the need for strategic rollouts.