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I'll never not link this video when it comes to Microsoft naming and branding:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUXnJraKM3k

That was fun and a good throwback.

But it was interesting to see in the comments that MS actually claimed credit for it:

"It was an internal-only video clip commissioned by our packaging [team] to humorously highlight the challenges we have faced RE: packaging and to educate marketers here about the pitfalls of packaging/branding"

I didn't know that, but it's cool, and I think shows that Microsoft had a healthy culture.

If you can laugh at yourself, you can learn and grow. Companies aren't a monolithic hive-mind (even Microsoft!)

I still love that video.

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