@nprofile1q... https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@slembcke/115764585616883108 :( To be honest I forgot he was still in my profile pic. I guess I'll leave it that way though.

People mansplaining that: "Well actually, Microsoft did not really rename Office to Copilot. It's much more complicated because their branding is already so confusing and contradictory."

They don't seem to get that's *WHY* it's so hilarious. lol! Also, when the first text on the Office website literally says they renamed it, how much more muddy could they make it. >_<

So cursed, and I welcome them imploding their brands. Especially if more of the world stops using US cloud infrastructure...

@nprofile1q... /me grabs popcorn 🍿

@nprofile1q... Oh right, I forgot about their 5th (or 4th?) most valuable brand.

@nprofile1q... Holy forking shirtballs for second breakfast! (I don't think they know about forking shirtballs...)

So with Microsoft renaming Office (their second most valuable part of their business after Azure) to Copilot, it got me wondering again: What exactly *is* Copilot? IIRC they invested a ton of money into OpenAI in a deal that the later is trying to sue their way out of right? Does Microsoft actually run Copilot or is it just rebranded OpenAI or something? With Microsoft betting so much on the Copilot brand, how screwed are they if OpenAI kicks them to the curb?

@nprofile1q... Right? Like I'm so completely disconnected from any of their stuff that I don't exactly care, but it is hilarious. Just wow.

I thought people were joking about renaming Microsoft Office to Copilot, but lol no.

https://www.office.com/

I can't wait for the Copilot cloud, or the other less profitable parts of the company: CopilotOS, and the Copilot Gaming Box. Maybe they should just rename the company after their extremely expensive, arguably vaporware idea: Meta! (Wait sorry... I was thinking of a different company.) I meant Copilot!

I'm very glad I don't really rely on them for anything.

@nprofile1q... Augh! My neighbors did that a couple years ago. I was about to go and save it from the curb, but by the time I finished breakfast it started pouring… like flash flooding, half an inch in a few minutes sort of deluge. I was so mad. Oh well, hehe

@nprofile1q... I mean I get that like every president since Bush has used that, and that of course they had to have a ready to go excuse, but it's just BS. We need to get rid of the AUMF.

Also, like if this hasn't been pointed out enough. It's blatantly unconstitutional. Trump isn't allow to secretly attack another country. That cat is already out of the bag though. The republicans just nervously glance at each other and confidently declare that it's not illegal when they like the outcome. He packed the supreme court, and they just roll over and say he can do whatever he wants. After all HE'S THE PRESIDENT GUYS!

Uff, I just read the news for the first time in several days. At least Trump said the quiet part out loud immediately like he does. It was for their oil, and we will be installing a puppet government ASAP.

Maybe nobody is going to lose tears about Maduro, but this seems bad... like it's just the next test in the chain to see how the rest of the world reacts. I'm sure China and Russia are celebrating the distraction.