I think the microsoft [file name] prefix is there for copyright issues.
I doubt it. There are a lot of other software publishers that don’t put their company name in the app’s filename. But to be frank, I don’t much care why it’s there. Fact is, I don’t like it there. I like short, succinct app names. But like Dennis Miller says, that’s just my opinion — I could be wrong.
Remo Del Bello added:
In my view, that's what aliases are for. Then I don't have to muck with the
original installation.
Aliases don’t fully resolve the issue. The main reason I don’t like the extra verbiage in the name is that it shows up in the menu bar when those apps are in the forefront. Creating aliases doesn’t address this.
Justin
