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Even though I'm well aware of HN's guideline against shallow dismissals, I still can't help but say it: Worst. Naming choice. Ever. Searching for documentatio

Even though I'm well aware of HN's guideline against shallow dismissals, I still can't help but say it: Worst. Naming choice. Ever. Searching for documentation or assistance relating to "Windows App" will be effectively impossible.

Spooky23 2y ago
That’s not even close. Microsoft churns out incredibly awful names. The “Defender” family is probably the most egregious example today. I’m sure the enterprise version will be Azure Windows 365 App for Business E3. But it won’t be compatible with one of the 4 hosted windows desktop solutions that Microsoft ships lol, but nobody will be sure of which one!
- netdevnet 2y ago
  "Windows App" is way worse. You won't be able to reliably find information about it
  - Spooky23 2y ago
    Worse than what? Windows Defender? Defender for Endpoint? Microsoft 365 Defender? Defender for Office 365? Whatever the Defender that comes with the product formerly known as SCCM is called?
- ThrowawayB7 2y ago
  Windows Defender I'm willing to overlook; it defends Windows which is at least slightly explanatory. Windows App gives no hint about its purpose at all. If I wanted to connect to another Windows machine and saw a Windows App entry in the start menu, I probably wouldn't think to try it.
beart 2y ago
Even in this release they use the word "app" with a different meaning. I would love to know how they arrived at this name.
42365767567 2y ago
My favourite recent MS naming confusion is myapps.microsoft is a SSO type place similar to Okta, but apps.microsoft is a shop, some of which I might own.
YesThatTom2 2y ago
Sometimes I think that when a Product Manager is feeling unimportant, they rename the product so that every. damn. department. from marketing, to sales, to all the peer products have to take notice. "Fear my importance! I'm changing the name of this product!"
- dmnmnm 2y ago
  > "Fear my importance! I'm changing the name of this product!" Well, the person who wrote the tech blogpost that was linked here is : >Hilary Braun >I'm a Senior Product Manager for Windows 365, focused on providing a great experience for people using Windows in the cloud with the Windows App. So, Bingo! It's indeed most likely a case of needing to feel important. After all, you're the manager of something absolutely nobody cares about, as long as it works as intended. The RDP features of Windows are the kind of thing you only notice if they do not work properly, if they work fine, they're just another tool in the box, no more exciting to look at or talk about than hammers and screwdrivers. I would even suggest watching paint dry is more entertaining than having to listen to a manager talk about their brand rebranding of the computer equivalent of a screwdriver.
gwervc 2y ago
Microsoft is so bad with naming I suspect there is a bonus program for employees that can came with the most confusing names.
vmandrade 2y ago
Maybe the whole idea was that people would be looking for other things and accidentally discover that there was a 'Windows app'.
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Spooky23 2y ago

That’s not even close. Microsoft churns out incredibly awful names. The “Defender” family is probably the most egregious example today. I’m sure the enterprise version will be Azure Windows 365 App for Business E3. But it won’t be compatible with one of the 4 hosted windows desktop solutions that Microsoft ships lol, but nobody will be sure of which one!

netdevnet 2y ago
"Windows App" is way worse. You won't be able to reliably find information about it
- Spooky23 2y ago
  Worse than what? Windows Defender? Defender for Endpoint? Microsoft 365 Defender? Defender for Office 365? Whatever the Defender that comes with the product formerly known as SCCM is called?
ThrowawayB7 2y ago
Windows Defender I'm willing to overlook; it defends Windows which is at least slightly explanatory. Windows App gives no hint about its purpose at all. If I wanted to connect to another Windows machine and saw a Windows App entry in the start menu, I probably wouldn't think to try it.

beart 2y ago

Even in this release they use the word "app" with a different meaning. I would love to know how they arrived at this name.

42365767567 2y ago

My favourite recent MS naming confusion is myapps.microsoft is a SSO type place similar to Okta, but apps.microsoft is a shop, some of which I might own.

YesThatTom2 2y ago

Sometimes I think that when a Product Manager is feeling unimportant, they rename the product so that every. damn. department. from marketing, to sales, to all the peer products have to take notice. "Fear my importance! I'm changing the name of this product!"

dmnmnm 2y ago
> "Fear my importance! I'm changing the name of this product!" Well, the person who wrote the tech blogpost that was linked here is : >Hilary Braun >I'm a Senior Product Manager for Windows 365, focused on providing a great experience for people using Windows in the cloud with the Windows App. So, Bingo! It's indeed most likely a case of needing to feel important. After all, you're the manager of something absolutely nobody cares about, as long as it works as intended. The RDP features of Windows are the kind of thing you only notice if they do not work properly, if they work fine, they're just another tool in the box, no more exciting to look at or talk about than hammers and screwdrivers. I would even suggest watching paint dry is more entertaining than having to listen to a manager talk about their brand rebranding of the computer equivalent of a screwdriver.

gwervc 2y ago

Microsoft is so bad with naming I suspect there is a bonus program for employees that can came with the most confusing names.

vmandrade 2y ago

Maybe the whole idea was that people would be looking for other things and accidentally discover that there was a 'Windows app'.

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