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Microsoft Office has been renamed to “Microsoft 365 Copilot app” (mander.xyz)
submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This is satire right

[–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

If it's true, it seems like a crazy idea. Whether you like office or not, it's a known brand and people have been using it for a long time. Throwing away that name recognition has to be a bad idea, especially as many people are increasingly resentful at having AI shit forced down their throats.

Edit - apparently it's not true.

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Where do you see that it isn't true? Clicking through to the MicroSlop site, it looks like it confirms this as true:

The Microsoft 365 Copilot app (formerly Office) lets you create, share, and collaborate all in one place with your favorite apps now including Copilot.*

Is this just a wording fail and the app is changing, not the product line?

If so, still not even the most confusing rebrand in recent memory.

[–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think it was the verge. . . But a quick search yields mixed results. I dunno, honestly!

[–] apftwb@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Throwing away that name recognition has to be a bad idea

Imagine if someone took a well known brand like Tumblr and renamed it to something stupid like "Y"