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Microsoft just renamed Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot on Windows for everyone

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Re: Microsoft just renamed Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot on Windows for everyone

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Post by cedilla »

vo2maxer wrote: post #23

I’m trying to understand why the sentiment in many of the comments is one of near outrage. Is this based on the atavistic hatred of Microsoft or is there a cogent position on why this is a noxious implementation?

I for one am just exhausted from the torrent of confusing random changes.

Re: Microsoft just renamed Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot on Windows for everyone

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Post by bravetraveler »

vo2maxer wrote: post #23

I’m trying to understand why the sentiment in many of the comments is one of near outrage. Is this based on the atavistic hatred of Microsoft or is there a cogent position on why this is a noxious implementation?

Name no do job good; is this post just to practice your vocabulary? Do you really find difficulty understanding why one finds ire with muddying identifiers?

Re: Microsoft just renamed Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot on Windows for everyone

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Post by kalleboo »

whobre wrote: post #25

I remember the time when Microsoft was rebranding everything as “.NET”. Lasted for a couple of years and then they moved on to a different hype.

As far as I can recall, this has been their branding strategy:

1996: Rename everything to "MSN" including a news TV channel

2000: Rename everything ".NET" even if it's not a programming language

2005: Rename everything that remotely touches the internet to "Live"

2013: Rename everything to "365"

2025: Rename everything to "Copilot" even things that are not just an LLM

Also sprinkle "Windows" liberally over everything in the late 90's-00's

Did I miss anything?

Edit: was reminded of this classic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUXnJraKM3k

Re: Microsoft just renamed Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot on Windows for everyone

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Post by dialup_sounds »

yapyap wrote: post #28
vo2maxer wrote: post #23

I’m trying to understand why the sentiment in many of the comments is one of near outrage. Is this based on the atavistic hatred of Microsoft or is there a cogent position on why this is a noxious implementation?

Cause they’re moving forward with forcing their AI slop down every Windows users’ throats

You're not forced to open the app and purchase a $120/yr subscription just because they changed the name.

Re: Microsoft just renamed Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot on Windows for everyone

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Post by ycombinatrix »

vo2maxer wrote: post #23

I’m trying to understand why the sentiment in many of the comments is one of near outrage. Is this based on the atavistic hatred of Microsoft or is there a cogent position on why this is a noxious implementation?

using obscure words doesn't make you look intelligent.

Re: Microsoft just renamed Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot on Windows for everyone

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Post by Arn_Thor »

dialup_sounds wrote: post #35
yapyap wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cause they’re moving forward with forcing their AI slop down every Windows users’ throats

You're not forced to open the app and purchase a $120/yr subscription just because they changed the name.

I’m not paying a cent but I see AI buttons and ads for it all over my OS and software interfaces. Let’s just say this renaming makes me think that’s not about to improve anytime soon.

Re: Microsoft just renamed Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot on Windows for everyone

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Post by ksec »

vo2maxer wrote: post #23

I’m trying to understand why the sentiment in many of the comments is one of near outrage. Is this based on the atavistic hatred of Microsoft or is there a cogent position on why this is a noxious implementation?

Think about all the confusion a normal user will face and then some of us have to answer and offer support for it. They could have called it Office 733 or 999 and people wouldn't be as angry. But they completely got rid of Office brand name.

I guess at least they did it after Christmas family dinner.

Re: Microsoft just renamed Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot on Windows for everyone

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Post by x______________ »

ycombinatrix wrote: post #36
vo2maxer wrote: post #23

I’m trying to understand why the sentiment in many of the comments is one of near outrage. Is this based on the atavistic hatred of Microsoft or is there a cogent position on why this is a noxious implementation?

using obscure words doesn't make you look intelligent.

But it makes me more intelligent after I decipher them.
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