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Re:Microsoft bans the word "Microslop" on its Discord, then ... by pixl97 on Monday March 02, 2026 @08:27AM (#47217709)
Simply put Microsoft is the worst company at naming stuff. Even when they come up with a good name for something, they'll name 3 other totally different products the same thing to maximize confusion.
Re:Microsoft bans the word "Microslop" on its Discord, then ... by creaturemachine on Monday March 02, 2026 @10:22AM (#47219115)
It's the new .NET
Re:Microsoft bans the word "Microslop" on its Discord, then ... by wongarsu on Monday March 02, 2026 @12:26PM (#47221044)
Active Copilot.NET 365
Re:Microsoft bans the word "Microslop" on its Discord, then ... by Sohcahtoa82 on Monday March 02, 2026 @05:09PM (#47224894)
Should we tack on an "XP" for good measure?
Re:Microsoft bans the word "Microslop" on its Discord, then ... by avhception on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @02:25AM (#47229267)
Xbox XP 360 365
Re:Microsoft bans the word "Microslop" on its Discord, then ... by Izikiel43 on Monday March 02, 2026 @01:51PM (#47222305)
That wasn't so bad compared to Xbox, I still don't know which Xbox is the latest one.
Re:Microsoft bans the word "Microslop" on its Discord, then ... by WorldMaker on Monday March 02, 2026 @02:45PM (#47223080)
Xbox Series with X > S (so if you want the high end of the current generation you want the Xbox Series X; if you want mid-range things are more complicated because you can now get an Xbox One X, but not the Xbox One, used for much less than you'd get an Xbox Series S for and which one is "better" is a dice roll depending on the games you want to play and if 4K matters to you…)

Series is a real weird word to use there. But it also doesn't help that the versions are extra complicated because with "PC-like compatibility" in everything after the Xbox One playing just about the entire same library you need a bit of a matrix to figure out which is best for you if you don't care about the "latest and greatest".

Re:Microsoft bans the word "Microslop" on its Discord, then ... by amlib on Monday March 02, 2026 @04:43PM (#47224563)
After thoroughly reading your explanation I've decided to buy a new Xbox One!

Weirdly it only has 8GB of internal storage...

Re:Microsoft bans the word "Microslop" on its Discord, then ... by avhception on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @02:21AM (#47229241)
Oh wow yes, completely forgot about that one. To me, it's a complete blur made from single words and letters, one series x s one box 360? Maybe they should create a 365, with MS office pre-installed. Or something.

Compare that to Playstation: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Re:Microsoft bans the word "Microslop" on its Discord, then ... by wigglewoggle on Monday March 02, 2026 @02:58PM (#47223259)
I gotta say though, I'm actually not sure which VMware (well Broadcom I suppose) products I use anymore. I'm pretty sure they took the Aria name off something else they called Aria for a little while. So Aria is no longer Aria but they still have Aria but it's what used to be called XYZ