• Dojan@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Yeah, don’t ask tech people to name things. Microsoft has like 500 different things called “Razor.”

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      6 days ago

      Their newest app to connect to virtual desktops (that I’m aware of) is named Windows App. Searching for info on that fucking thing was a pain in the ass.

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        It was called Remote Desktop before, but some security problems, and the fact you can connect to a program running on a server (rather than the whole OS interface) … Made them rename it, most of the tech is still the same though and most guides still apply to it.

        Come to think of it, I seem to remember that the connect to an app, rather than desktop functionality was available in Windows Server 2012, so renaming it now is a delayed response at best.

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          Yeah replacing the previous app (which was also a shitty name btw) was why I had to look up information about it.

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        6 days ago

        Now imagine naming a social media platform after a letter of the alphabet 🙃

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        I don’t remember, was it Microsoft or just the journalists saying

        The windows app let’s you run windows apps on windows

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        5 days ago

        They should hire someone to name things there. The only worse name I can think of would be to drop the “App” and just call it “Windows”.