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Microsoft 365 Copilot App
That's the official name
Legit had somebody angry with me at work because their copilot button wasn't showing in Outlook... Like what? If you can't even write your own emails why are you even employed? "What would you say... You do here?"
Oh, you're right. Without "App" though, that slipped through because someone wrote "the Microsoft 365 Copilot app" (a string you'll see in official MS texts) in title case.
That makes it semi-official. If Microslop put that on their official website for the product, that makes it official to a degree.
It's not a part of the title but yes, "app" is the official descriptor now.
For the desktop app that only opens links to the webapp versions of Office
They did not fucking rename Microsoft Office. It's dumb enough without everyone uncritically parroting the misleading clickbait.
Why in the fuck was there even a desktop app to just open the webapp links? That's dumb as shit! Why the fuck would anyone care about it enough to rename it? That's even dumber! Why would...
You get the picture.
The reality isn't as bad, while simultaneously being even more dumb.
Edit: Since there's nothing that goes together quite like Linux enthusiasts and pedanticness, here's a correction-
Microsoft split off a subscription based version of their Office suite of programs a number of years ago, calling it Microsoft Office 365. They maintained more standard non-subscription versions for a few years alongside 365, while very clearly trying to push people to the subscription model.
After that, they stopped releasing new standard versions, leaving Microsoft Office 365 (the subscription) as the only option for ongoing support.
After that after that, they renamed Microsoft Office 365 to just Microsoft 365, although the Office branding/tagline/wording is still present in a number of places (just not on office.com itself, apparently).
One of the 365 license options allows for access to only the webapp versions of the suite instead of the native program versions. Apparently they offered a "Microsoft Office App" specifically for users on this license that would simply link to the webapp versions of the suite.
This "Microsoft Office App" that served as a link to the webapps is what has been renamed to Copilot whatever the fuck, not the suite of webapps and native programs themselves. That remains named Microsoft (Office) 365.
Microsoft's original and horribly misleading blog post that started this shit here.
The Verge's article laying things out more clearly and featuring direct statements from an M$ exec to The Verge trying to clarify things here.
Well, you're half right, except Microsoft did rename Office years ago to "Microsoft 365".
Edit: ignore the "Microslop" spelling. I have a uBlock filter enabled.
I would have hoped the context made it clear that I'm talking about the claim they renamed it to Copilot.
Nothing "half right" about it, but thanks for the pedanticness I guess.
Edit: Since there's nothing that goes together quite like Linux enthusiasts and pedanticness, here's a correction-
Microsoft split off a subscription based version of their Office suite of programs a number of years ago, calling it Microsoft Office 365. They maintained more standard non-subscription versions for a few years alongside 365, while very clearly trying to push people to the subscription model.
After that, they stopped releasing new standard versions, leaving Microsoft Office 365 (the subscription) as the only option for ongoing support.
After that after that, they renamed Microsoft Office 365 to just Microsoft 365, although the Office branding/tagline/wording is still present in a number of places (just not on office.com itself, apparently).
One of the 365 license options allows for access to only the webapp versions of the suite instead of the native program versions. Apparently they offered a "Microsoft Office App" specifically for users on this license that would simply link to the webapp versions of the suite.
This "Microsoft Office App" that served as a link to the webapps is what has been renamed to Copilot whatever the fuck, not the suite of webapps and native programs themselves. That remains named Microsoft (Office) 365.
Microsoft's original and horribly misleading blog post that started this shit here.
The Verge's article laying things out more clearly and featuring direct statements from an M$ exec to The Verge trying to clarify things here.