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Naming a new product which is a "partner that helps you by making it easier" "Bob" seems like a... lack of historical awareness?
by mrandish 29d ago
Naming a new product which is a "partner that helps you by making it easier" "Bob" seems like a... lack of historical awareness?
- gregw2 29d agoHey now, sure, Microsoft Bob didn't get us ordinary users a "partner that helps you by making it easier", but it DID help MS Bob product owner Melinda French get a "partner that helps you by getting 10+ billion dollars" in the end, amiright? <joking> Maybe IBM is signalling it is likewise hoping for 10 billion dollars while also realizing the (AI) partner might not end up being that helpful either?? <further joking>
- snickerbockers 29d agoAfter what we've learned about Billy gates in the last year im not certain that's such a good deal.
- bananzamba 28d agoIt's a reference to Bob the builder, the children's TV show. You know, because AI IDEs help you build stuff