▲ 1088 ▼ Microsoft Office has been renamed to “Microsoft 365 Copilot app” (mander.xyz) submitted 10 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world 422 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 10 months ago (5 children) This is satire right permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (4 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (2 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) I think it was the verge. . . But a quick search yields mixed results. I dunno, honestly! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Grerkol@leminal.space 1 point 10 months ago What do you mean you "dunno, honestly"? Go to office.com and see for yourself. That's the official microslop website. You don't need a trustworthy news site to confirm it for you permalink fedilink source parent [–] apftwb@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months 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" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (4 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (2 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) I think it was the verge. . . But a quick search yields mixed results. I dunno, honestly! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Grerkol@leminal.space 1 point 10 months ago What do you mean you "dunno, honestly"? Go to office.com and see for yourself. That's the official microslop website. You don't need a trustworthy news site to confirm it for you permalink fedilink source parent [–] apftwb@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months 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" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (2 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) I think it was the verge. . . But a quick search yields mixed results. I dunno, honestly! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Grerkol@leminal.space 1 point 10 months ago What do you mean you "dunno, honestly"? Go to office.com and see for yourself. That's the official microslop website. You don't need a trustworthy news site to confirm it for you permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) I think it was the verge. . . But a quick search yields mixed results. I dunno, honestly! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Grerkol@leminal.space 1 point 10 months ago What do you mean you "dunno, honestly"? Go to office.com and see for yourself. That's the official microslop website. You don't need a trustworthy news site to confirm it for you permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Grerkol@leminal.space 1 point 10 months ago What do you mean you "dunno, honestly"? Go to office.com and see for yourself. That's the official microslop website. You don't need a trustworthy news site to confirm it for you permalink fedilink source parent
[–] apftwb@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months 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" permalink fedilink source parent