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Microsoft Office has been renamed to “Microsoft 365 Copilot app” (mander.xyz)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 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.

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  • [–] 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.

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  • [–] 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"

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