> .. the name ‘Copilot’ now refers to at least 75 different things. Apps, features, platforms, a keyboard key, an entire category of laptops - and a tool for building more Copilots. All named ‘Copilot’.

Right, so then it's not a "product", or even a range of "products".

It's a brand name and inherently pointless to map out. It doesn't even have to involve any "AI" to be given the branding. All that matters is it's a thing they have, new or old, that they'd like to push people towards.

So... That means all of those products are for entertainment purposes only. Truth in advertising!

Microsoft yearns for the flight simulator.

This pattern seems to repeat itself often in large tech companies. Does anyone remember SAP Hana?

> A few weeks ago, I tried to explain to someone what Microsoft Copilot is. I couldn’t

It means Microsoft AI.

Hope that helps!

Didn't they rename everything "dotnet" when that was the hot thing

It's not a product, but enablement or a feature! Just like a 'Pro' label :-)

They should have called it Micro.

Surely it's just a synonym for 'agent' or 'helper'.

If this isn’t an indictment of MS management (pun intended), I don’t know what is.