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As far as I can recall, this has been their branding strategy: 1996: Rename everything to "MSN" including a news TV channel 2000: Rename everything ".NET" eve
by kalleboo 2y ago
As far as I can recall, this has been their branding strategy:
1996: Rename everything to "MSN" including a news TV channel
2000: Rename everything ".NET" even if it's not a programming language
2005: Rename everything that remotely touches the internet to "Live"
2013: Rename everything to "365"
2025: Rename everything to "Copilot" even things that are not just an LLM
Also sprinkle "Windows" liberally over everything in the late 90's-00's
Did I miss anything?
Edit: was reminded of this classic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUXnJraKM3k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUXnJraKM3k
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