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Maybe they shouldn't name everything Copilot.

• javadocmd 6mo ago
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• aleph_minus_one 6mo ago
  In the past, Microsoft named everything ".NET" [1] or "Windows Live" [2]. And before naming everything "Copilot", Microsoft named everything "Microsoft 365" [3]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_.NET_strategy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_.NET_strategy [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Live https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Live [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_365 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_365
  • brookst 6mo ago
    I'm old enough to remember when everything was "Active". Active Directory, ActiveX, etc.
    • aleph_minus_one 6mo ago
      Now that you mention it: in addition to your mentioned Active Directory and ActiveX: - (Microsoft) Active Accessibility (MSAA): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Active_Accessibility https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Active_Accessibility - Active Channel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Channel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Channel - ActiveX Data Objects (ADO): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActiveX_Data_Objects https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActiveX_Data_Objects - Active Desktop: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Desktop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Desktop - ActiveMovie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActiveMovie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActiveMovie - Active Server Pages (ASP): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Server_Pages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Server_Pages - Active Setup: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Setup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Setup - ActiveSync: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActiveSync https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActiveSync --- In particular at the time around Windows Vista, Microsoft named a lot of technologies "Windows ... Foundation", for example: - Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) - Windows Driver Foundation (today: Windows Driver Frameworks): https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Windows_Driver_Frameworks&oldid=1335869954 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Windows_Driver_Fr... - Windows Identity Foundation - Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) - Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) --- Also the "Windows Media ..." branding was big for media technologies at the respective time: - Windows Media Audio (WMA) - Windows Media Center, Windows Media Connect (both abbreviated to WMC): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Connect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Connect - (Windows) Media Center Extender (MCX): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Center_Extender https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Center_Extender - Windows Media Device Manager: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wmdm/windows-media-device-manager-architecture https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wmdm/windows... - Windows Media DRM - Windows Media Encoder (WME) - Windows Media Player (WMP) - Windows Media Services (WMS): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Services https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Services - Windows Media Video (WMV)
    • przemub 6mo ago
      And Active Directory is probably the only still relevant one. Is it going to become Copilot Directory soon?
      • deleted 6mo ago
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      • bob1029 6mo ago
        Entra ID https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/fundamentals/compare https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/fundamentals/compare