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[–] NostraDavid 2 points 22 hours ago

The problems are a) changing the name was - and continues to be - a persistent minor pain, and b) it was changed for really really stupid reasons!

Yeeeeees! Somebody gets it! I'll add to it that it's also a massive corporation that's been pushing it! A massive corporation that's known for "Embrace, extend, and extinguish" (EEE), because that's how they fucked over fair competition. I like parts of Microsoft, but I don't trust one bit of them.