This whole "not confusing people" thing seems like a nifty idea, but I think we're talking about a different company. Is there any reason to believe that Micro

This whole "not confusing people" thing seems like a nifty idea, but I think we're talking about a different company. Is there any reason to believe that Microsoft doesn't want to confuse consumers or that not confusing consumers is in any way a winning strategy for them? Yes, I'm being sarcastic, but it seems to me that not confusing customers is Apple's schtick. Microsoft does very well with a different business model that historically has included: WinCE WinMobile PocketPC etc. even Windows Phone 7 has gone through several name variations. Windows Vista and 7 both offered a bewildering range of SKUs. Version naming and numbering schemes that make no sense to anybody. (Although Final Cut Pro X is an admirable attempt by Apple to compete here, Pro having been Apple's traditional replacement for 3.) And don't forget that Microsoft's hardware partners are all past masters of incomprehensible product lines. And can anyone figure out which Intel CPU is which without using google today?