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> No, there is Github Copilot, the AI agent tool that also has autocomplete, and a chat UI. When it came out, Github Copilot was an autocomplete tool. That's

> No, there is Github Copilot, the AI agent tool that also has autocomplete, and a chat UI. When it came out, Github Copilot was an autocomplete tool. That's it. That may be what the OP was originally using. That's what I used... 2 years ago. That they change the capabilities but don't change the name, yet change names on services that don't change capabilities further illustrates the OP's point, I would say.

timr 8mo ago
That's silly. Gmail is a wildly different product than it was when it launched, but I guess it doesn't count since the name is the same? Microsoft may or may not have a "problem" with naming, but if you're going to criticize a product, it's always a good starting place to know what you're criticizing.
- falsemyrmidon 8mo ago
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- adastra22 8mo ago
  Gmail is basically the same today as when I signed up for the beta. It’s a mail app.
  - timr 8mo ago
    Copilot is basically the same today as when I signed up for the beta. It’s a coding app.
- kortilla 8mo ago
  Gmail is almost identical today as it was when it first launched. It just has fancier JavaScript
HarHarVeryFunny 8mo ago
To be fair, Github Copilot (itself a horrible name) has followed the same arc as Cursor, from AI-enhanced editor with smart autocomplete, to more of an IDE that now supports agentic "vibe coding" and "vibe editing" as well. I do agree that conceptually there is a big difference between an editor, even with smart autocomplete, and an agentic coding tool, as typified by Claude Code and other CLI tools, where there is not necessarily any editor involved at all.
- almosthere 8mo ago
  all of these companies are going to follow each other's UX patterns for the rest of time.
georgeven 8mo ago
It was actually nearly 5 years ago!
- mgkimsal 8mo ago
  Thanks... 2 years felt a bit too recent. I think I was trialing copilot in late 2022, and then got turned on to ... codeium/windsurf in late 2023. The years are merging together now. :/

timr 8mo ago

That's silly. Gmail is a wildly different product than it was when it launched, but I guess it doesn't count since the name is the same? Microsoft may or may not have a "problem" with naming, but if you're going to criticize a product, it's always a good starting place to know what you're criticizing.

falsemyrmidon 8mo ago
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adastra22 8mo ago
Gmail is basically the same today as when I signed up for the beta. It’s a mail app.
- timr 8mo ago
  Copilot is basically the same today as when I signed up for the beta. It’s a coding app.
kortilla 8mo ago
Gmail is almost identical today as it was when it first launched. It just has fancier JavaScript

HarHarVeryFunny 8mo ago

To be fair, Github Copilot (itself a horrible name) has followed the same arc as Cursor, from AI-enhanced editor with smart autocomplete, to more of an IDE that now supports agentic "vibe coding" and "vibe editing" as well. I do agree that conceptually there is a big difference between an editor, even with smart autocomplete, and an agentic coding tool, as typified by Claude Code and other CLI tools, where there is not necessarily any editor involved at all.

almosthere 8mo ago
all of these companies are going to follow each other's UX patterns for the rest of time.

georgeven 8mo ago

It was actually nearly 5 years ago!

mgkimsal 8mo ago
Thanks... 2 years felt a bit too recent. I think I was trialing copilot in late 2022, and then got turned on to ... codeium/windsurf in late 2023. The years are merging together now. :/