Why does Microsoft always create so many ugly, confusing, and ridiculous product names? The worst of them all is ".Net" (which is really confusing).
Last Updated: 22.06.2025 10:14

And when Anthropic released the successor to Claude 3.5 Sonnet, they called it…
When Google released the next version of Gemini 1.5 Pro, they called it Gemini 1.5 Pro-002 (I wish I was joking, but I’m not).
They didn’t even bother to change the name. What the fuck, guys.
Why do nice guys rarely or never win?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet.
When OpenAI released their successor to GPT-4, they called it GPT-4o. Their next model after that was called o1.
It’s not just Microsoft. Look at the way top AI companies these days name their foundation models.
Trump Questioned Extent Of Musk’s DOGE Cuts, Report Says - Forbes
But I mean, Microsoft was a pioneer in this field and is still the undisputed king of bad naming.
*drumroll*
Keep in mind, though, there are only two hard problems in software: Cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors.
George Clooney Reveals His Wife Amal’s Reaction When He Came Home With His New Hair - HuffPost