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<\/p>\nThis week, some guy we hadn\u2019t heard of made a big change to the products we all use. He renamed them. So in reality, everything keeps working as it did before. But what appears on invoices and quotes will change. We\u2019ll take a little while to get used to these new names, and I suspect we\u2019ll get it wrong occasionally.<\/p>\n
The unknown guy has a name. So he\u2019s not really unknown at all. He\u2019s Jared Spataro, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft 365. He has a smiley face on LinkedIn. He\u2019s probably thinking about more naming strategies.<\/p>\n
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To be fair, it makes a bit of sense. Here\u2019s his explanation : <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThis is a natural evolution. Microsoft 365 began in 2017 as a licensing bundle for enterprise customers\u2014a combination of Windows, Office, and Enterprise Mobility and Security (EMS). It has come a long way since then. Today, we call it \u201cthe world\u2019s productivity cloud\u201d and it represents our vision for the future of Microsoft productivity tools\u2014an integrated set of apps and services that puts artificial intelligence (AI) and other cutting-edge innovations to work for you. And for small and medium-sized businesses, that includes new capabilities in Microsoft Teams to help you host rich meetings and events online; cloud file storage and sharing capabilities so you can collaborate from anywhere; and security and identity solutions to safeguard your business. At a moment when businesses are facing extraordinary health and economic challenges, we are pleased to bring our consumer and small and medium-sized business customers into this growing Microsoft 365 family.”<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n So what\u2019s happening to the names ?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
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