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Re:Microsoft's Pivotal AI Product Is Running into Big Problems by aleph_minus_one on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @07:16PM (#46893884)
> Why can't it just be called "internet"?

Because the world wide web is just one of the many applications that is possible to implement on the internet infrastructure.

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Re:Microsoft's Pivotal AI Product Is Running into Big Problems by Dylan16807 on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @10:14PM (#46895206)
They were asking about "internet" versus "internet explorer", so that's not relevant.
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Re:Microsoft's Pivotal AI Product Is Running into Big Problems by aleph_minus_one on Thursday February 05, 2026 @06:27AM (#46898511)
The Internet Explorer is not for exploring the internet, but the world wide web, so the name never did make sense.
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Re:Microsoft's Pivotal AI Product Is Running into Big Problems by jamesnorden on Thursday February 05, 2026 @07:25AM (#46898879)
I guess intranets don't exist.
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Re:Microsoft's Pivotal AI Product Is Running into Big Problems by direwolf20 on Thursday February 05, 2026 @02:28PM (#46903919)
Actually, it views HTML. But if you call it Microsoft HTML Viewer and then wonder why nobody clicks on it.........
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Re:Microsoft's Pivotal AI Product Is Running into Big Problems by albedoa on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @11:42PM (#46895766)
Looks like the context understander has logged on. Welcome!
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