No, Microsoft Office was not renamed Microsoft 365 Copilot - here's why you're confused

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• The Office suite has not been rebranded to Microsoft 365 Copilot.
• The web-based version was renamed Microsoft 365 in 2022.
• Microsoft still has a bad reputation for naming and renaming its products.

Microsoft has a bad reputation when it comes to naming its products and services. Sometimes the company will pick a name for a product and then change it. Other times, it will use the same name or a similar name for different products. The names themselves can be confusing and cumbersome. All of that explains why many people have jumped to conclusions over the alleged renaming of Microsoft Office.

Recent posts on such sites as X, Reddit, and Hacker News have claimed that Microsoft has renamed its familiar Office product to Microsoft 365 Copilot, as reported by The Verge. Though the posters are in ...