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by inigyou 15 days ago
It was explained to me that the word "Copilot" is just Microsoft's brand for what the rest of us call "AI" - just like "365" means "online", "Azure" means "cloud", "Entra" means "login" and ".NET" used to mean "with a computer".

So when you see something like "Azure Copilot 365" you can pretend they wrote, fully generically, "Online Cloud AI".

If you see a button labelled "Copilot" you understand it would've said "AI" if they were any other company.
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mossTechnician 15 days ago
Microsoft also apparently "rebranded Office to Microsoft 365 in 2022"[0], causing a lot of confusion about what "Microsoft 365 Copilot" on their homepage meant, but I think it would translate to "Cloud Office Suite + Cloud AI"

[0]: https://www.theverge.com/tech/856149/microsoft-365-office-re...

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inigyou 15 days ago
Microsoft 365 means Microsoft Online, according to the translator. And it makes sense: they are positioning Office as their core product, not just one of many products. They are renaming Microsoft Office to just Microsoft; this is the online version (which happens to be the only version); and it has AI, which they are prominently showcasing. Hence, Microsoft 365 Copilot. It means "Microsoft Online, now with AI"

Of course, all of this is completely retarded.

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