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Re: Microsoft Office renamed to “Microsoft 365 Copilot app”

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Post by krieger_857 » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 3:54 AM UTC

vivzkestrel wrote: post #131

nelox wrote: post #27

1975: Traf-O-Data renamed Microsoft. Traffic counting ditched. Visionary. 1985: MS-DOS released. Users typed everything. Peak convenience. 1995: Windows 95 launched. Clippy forced assistance. Users thrilled. 2012: Metro interface rolled out. Tiles everywhere. Intuitive design. 2014: Windows Azure renamed Microsoft Azure. “Windows” dropped. Bold move. 2020: Office 365 renamed Microsoft 365. Bing renamed Microsoft Bing…

2027: microsoft windows 12 renamed to Microsoft AI OS

Microsoft 365 Windows+Copilot (Formerly Windows 12) (New)

Re: Microsoft Office renamed to “Microsoft 365 Copilot app”

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Post by zulban » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 4:49 AM UTC

sph wrote: post #239

zulban wrote: post #141

As a fan of Linux and open source, I rejoice when Microsoft trashes its brands pointlessly so middle managers can get promoted.

The good thing about enshittification is seeing brands just self-destruct out of sheer incompetence.

I don't think it's necessarily incompetence. If a middle manager succeeds in rebranding something they get to put that project on their resume. Their goal just isn't the long term good of Microsoft.

Re: Microsoft Office renamed to “Microsoft 365 Copilot app”

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Post by woogle » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 8:36 AM UTC

ulrikrasmussen wrote: post #56

I genuinely thought this was a joke when I saw the headline, and I had to double check the domain name to verify that this wasn't a parody. Apart from being absolutely abysmal marketing, the front page alone is wildly inconsistent: * "Welcome to Microsoft 365 Copilot" * "The Microsoft 365 Copilot app (formerly Office) [...]" * "Microsoft 365 (formerly Microsoft Office 365) is a subscription service [...]" Which is it…

there's even an M365 hanging around in the article :facepalm:

Re: Microsoft Office renamed to “Microsoft 365 Copilot app”

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Post by Anamon » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC

billyp-rva wrote: post #18

Might as well go all the way and call it "Microsoft 365 Copilot: Best App for Office"

"Microsoft 365 Copilot Best App for Office FREE 2026 New AI Word Text Letter Writer Not Pages"

Re: Microsoft Office renamed to “Microsoft 365 Copilot app”

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Post by FrostKiwi » Thu, Jan 08, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC

No way, it's BPOS all over again [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Online_Services#Prod...

Re: Microsoft Office renamed to “Microsoft 365 Copilot app”

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Post by vrighter » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC

ethbr1 wrote: post #253

rclkrtrzckr wrote: post #208

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