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Microsoft tried to ban "Microslop", and six months later it has given up

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rschiavone · 1790238135 · focus · HN ↗
Maybe having 81 different things called Copilot does not help if you want to get taken seriously
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1. Iolaum · 1790238189 · focus · HN ↗
  Funny thing is that this is coming from human slop.
2. spiderfarmer · 1790238635 · focus · HN ↗
  > "How many branding mistakes do you want to make?"
  "All of them"
3. Razengan · 1790238849 · focus · HN ↗
  Microsoft Live Passport Copilot.net Ultimate Professional Home Edition 360
  (generated by Astra)
  1. ElProlactin · 1790239194 · focus · HN ↗
    Can't speak to that one, but Studio Copilot.net Ultimate Home Professional Visual Edition 365# Server 95 was one of the best pieces of software I've ever used.
4. sethaurus · 1790239467 · focus · HN ↗
  Show me the incentiveslop and I'll show you the outcomeslop.
5. pseudohadamard · 1790328228 · focus · HN ↗
  Microsoft:
  Well, there's egg and bacon
  Egg sausage and bacon
  Egg and slop
  Egg, bacon and slop
  Egg, bacon, sausage and slop
  Slop, bacon, sausage and slop
  Slop, egg, slop, slop, bacon and slop
  Slop, sausage, slop, slop, slop, bacon, slop tomato and slop
  Slop, slop, slop, egg and slop
  Slop, slop, slop, slop, slop, slop, baked beans, slop, slop, slop and slop
  (Vikings: Slop! Slop! Slop! Slop! Lovely slop! Lovely slop!)
  Or Lobster Thermidor aux crevettes with a Mornay sauce served in a Provençale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle pâté, brandy and a fried egg on top and slop

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