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How is this clickbait? Copilot, a software product created and named 7 years before GitHub came out with a different product using the same name, is shutting d

by senko 5y ago

How is this clickbait? Copilot, a software product created and named 7 years before GitHub came out with a different product using the same name, is shutting down.

chrisseaton 5y ago
Because 'Copilot' will (obviously) cause people to think GitHub Copilot. Nobody can seriously claim to think this is the most prominent 'Copilot' out there.
- lisper 5y ago
  A data point: I had never heard of either one before seeing this post. While researching, I found a third copilot: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/copilot-the-smart-money-app/id1447330651 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/copilot-the-smart-money-app/id...
  - patrickserrano 5y ago
    That's the one I thought this article was about.
    - lisper 5y ago
      Did you actually look at both? The article is about a remote support app and my link is to a spending and investment tracker. I'm pretty sure those are not the same thing.
  - nomdep 5y ago
    Don't forget about the AWS copilot: https://aws.amazon.com/containers/copilot/ https://aws.amazon.com/containers/copilot/
    - lisper 5y ago
      And these as well (having to do with aviation of all things): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/miracheck-copilot/id1183839722 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/miracheck-copilot/id1183839722 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/copilot-gps-navigation/id504677517 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/copilot-gps-navigation/id50467...
      - polygot 5y ago
        And these, 3dvideocopilot.net 401kcopilot.com advertisingcopilot.com agencecopilote.ch agentcopilot.com appcopilot.com beerismycopilot.com bicopilot.com bizcopilot.com campuscopilot.com caninecopilots.com cannabiscopilot.com ceacopilot.org cmcopilot.com cocopilots.com collegecopilot.com commercecopilot.com communicationscopilot.com copdcopilot.org copdcopilottraining.com copilot-auto.ro copilot-building.com copilot-consulting.com copilot-racetech.de copilot-ventures.de copilot.ai copilot.cc copilot.ch copilot.de copilot.eu copilot.fr copilot.ir copilot.it copilot.jp copilot.money copilot.org copilot.se copilot19.fr copilotacademy.com copilotalert.com copilotbuild.app copilotcreative.com copilotcrew.com.au copilotdating.com copilotdogoutfitters.com copilotdogtraining.com copilotdogwalks.com copilote-actu.com copilote-chr.fr copilote-logistique.fr copilote.be copilote.ch copilote.com And more https://gist.github.com/alexyorke/4ee414e71c9abc473b04cf8561c4208f https://gist.github.com/alexyorke/4ee414e71c9abc473b04cf8561...
- nottorp 5y ago
  Github has something called Copilot? I never knew, even though I'm a paid github subscriber. The old Fog Creek Copilot, that I know about from following Joel's blog. Your bubble is not everyone's bubble.
  - chrisseaton 5y ago
    > Your bubble is not everyone's bubble. Search Google for 'copilot' and take peak outside your own bubble.
    - xboxnolifes 5y ago
      I searched copilot and got 5 different products back-to-back with the same name.
      - chrisseaton 5y ago
        Yeah... but the point is which is the top one? And which gets called out in the info box? https://imgur.com/a/JEGuiXk https://imgur.com/a/JEGuiXk I mean you don't have to take my word for it - see how many other comments there are here saying the same thing.
        jsiaajdsdaa 5y ago
        Agreed with this. It would be disingenuous to argue that Github's Copilot is not the most widely known one.
    - amichal 5y ago
      True but also highly context dependent, logged in/out, incognito, vpn, timezone, geography, os, recent searches of others on your network, neigherborhood etc all seem to influence what you see.
    - yjftsjthsd-h 5y ago
      Google just reflects your bubble. DuckDuckGo top results: 1. "CoPilot-Buy Smarter: Cars, SUVs, & Trucks" - some sort of Android app 2. GitHub Copilot 3. copilot.com - TLS thing 4. CoPilot GPS (app) So yeah, GH is an option, but it's hardly "the" meaning.
- nsxwolf 5y ago
  Well how would you prefer they make an announcement? "Copilot.com, no, not that one, don't worry, the one you've never heard of, is closing"?
- tailspin2019 5y ago
  > Nobody can seriously claim to think this is the most prominent 'Copilot' out there. To be fair, no one is making that claim.
  - chrisseaton 5y ago
    Whoever submitted it without any extra context must have thought it was unambiguous.
    - Cederfjard 5y ago
      What would you have suggested instead? Adding a caveat doubling the length of the title? It’s the name of the linked post, all in line with the HN guidelines. Calling it ”clickbait” when it is exactly what it says on the tin with no deception involved seems silly.
Beaver117 5y ago
A story of Github copilot shutting down would be very unexpected, which is what made most people click.
- throw10920 5y ago
  I saw the "copilot.com" domain and an absence of the term "GitHub" and clicked with the assumption that it was not GitHub Copilot.
  - tailspin2019 5y ago
    As did I.

by senko 5y ago

How is this clickbait? Copilot, a software product created and named 7 years before GitHub came out with a different product using the same name, is shutting down.

chrisseaton 5y ago

Because 'Copilot' will (obviously) cause people to think GitHub Copilot. Nobody can seriously claim to think this is the most prominent 'Copilot' out there.

lisper 5y ago
A data point: I had never heard of either one before seeing this post. While researching, I found a third copilot: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/copilot-the-smart-money-app/id1447330651 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/copilot-the-smart-money-app/id...
- patrickserrano 5y ago
  That's the one I thought this article was about.
  - lisper 5y ago
    Did you actually look at both? The article is about a remote support app and my link is to a spending and investment tracker. I'm pretty sure those are not the same thing.
- nomdep 5y ago
  Don't forget about the AWS copilot: https://aws.amazon.com/containers/copilot/ https://aws.amazon.com/containers/copilot/
  - lisper 5y ago
    And these as well (having to do with aviation of all things): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/miracheck-copilot/id1183839722 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/miracheck-copilot/id1183839722 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/copilot-gps-navigation/id504677517 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/copilot-gps-navigation/id50467...
    - polygot 5y ago
      And these, 3dvideocopilot.net 401kcopilot.com advertisingcopilot.com agencecopilote.ch agentcopilot.com appcopilot.com beerismycopilot.com bicopilot.com bizcopilot.com campuscopilot.com caninecopilots.com cannabiscopilot.com ceacopilot.org cmcopilot.com cocopilots.com collegecopilot.com commercecopilot.com communicationscopilot.com copdcopilot.org copdcopilottraining.com copilot-auto.ro copilot-building.com copilot-consulting.com copilot-racetech.de copilot-ventures.de copilot.ai copilot.cc copilot.ch copilot.de copilot.eu copilot.fr copilot.ir copilot.it copilot.jp copilot.money copilot.org copilot.se copilot19.fr copilotacademy.com copilotalert.com copilotbuild.app copilotcreative.com copilotcrew.com.au copilotdating.com copilotdogoutfitters.com copilotdogtraining.com copilotdogwalks.com copilote-actu.com copilote-chr.fr copilote-logistique.fr copilote.be copilote.ch copilote.com And more https://gist.github.com/alexyorke/4ee414e71c9abc473b04cf8561c4208f https://gist.github.com/alexyorke/4ee414e71c9abc473b04cf8561...
nottorp 5y ago
Github has something called Copilot? I never knew, even though I'm a paid github subscriber. The old Fog Creek Copilot, that I know about from following Joel's blog. Your bubble is not everyone's bubble.
- chrisseaton 5y ago
  > Your bubble is not everyone's bubble. Search Google for 'copilot' and take peak outside your own bubble.
  - xboxnolifes 5y ago
    I searched copilot and got 5 different products back-to-back with the same name.
    - chrisseaton 5y ago
      Yeah... but the point is which is the top one? And which gets called out in the info box? https://imgur.com/a/JEGuiXk https://imgur.com/a/JEGuiXk I mean you don't have to take my word for it - see how many other comments there are here saying the same thing.
      - jsiaajdsdaa 5y ago
        Agreed with this. It would be disingenuous to argue that Github's Copilot is not the most widely known one.
  - amichal 5y ago
    True but also highly context dependent, logged in/out, incognito, vpn, timezone, geography, os, recent searches of others on your network, neigherborhood etc all seem to influence what you see.
  - yjftsjthsd-h 5y ago
    Google just reflects your bubble. DuckDuckGo top results: 1. "CoPilot-Buy Smarter: Cars, SUVs, & Trucks" - some sort of Android app 2. GitHub Copilot 3. copilot.com - TLS thing 4. CoPilot GPS (app) So yeah, GH is an option, but it's hardly "the" meaning.
nsxwolf 5y ago
Well how would you prefer they make an announcement? "Copilot.com, no, not that one, don't worry, the one you've never heard of, is closing"?
tailspin2019 5y ago
> Nobody can seriously claim to think this is the most prominent 'Copilot' out there. To be fair, no one is making that claim.
- chrisseaton 5y ago
  Whoever submitted it without any extra context must have thought it was unambiguous.
  - Cederfjard 5y ago
    What would you have suggested instead? Adding a caveat doubling the length of the title? It’s the name of the linked post, all in line with the HN guidelines. Calling it ”clickbait” when it is exactly what it says on the tin with no deception involved seems silly.

Beaver117 5y ago

A story of Github copilot shutting down would be very unexpected, which is what made most people click.

throw10920 5y ago
I saw the "copilot.com" domain and an absence of the term "GitHub" and clicked with the assumption that it was not GitHub Copilot.
- tailspin2019 5y ago
  As did I.