By Todd Bishop
Publication Date: 2026-08-13 15:28:00
Microsoft has spent decades putting characters into its software and then sending them off into retirement. Now joining Bob, Clippy and Cortana in the great recycle bin in the sky: Mico.
The animated artificial intelligence blob (a derivation of “Microsoft Copilot”) arrived last October in Microsoft’s Copilot Fall Release, described as “expressive, customizable, and warm” — an optional presence that “listens, reacts, and even changes colors to reflect your interactions.”
Less than a year later, Microsoft is pulling Mico from Copilot’s core voice experience as part of the merger of the Copilot consumer and business apps, announced Thursday morning….
