On 4/4/01 2:09 AM, Justin Mayer deftly typed out:
> Dennis T Cheung said:
>>
>> I think the microsoft [file name] prefix is there for copyright issues.
>
> I doubt it. There are a lot of other software publishers that don¹t put
> their company name in the app¹s filename. But to be frank, I don¹t much care
> why it¹s there. Fact is, I don¹t like it there. I like short, succinct app
> names. But like Dennis Miller says, that¹s just my opinion � I could be
> wrong.
I think what Dennis meant is a trademark issue. I think I remember Microsoft
needing to specifically designate one of the apps with a "Microsoft " prefix
because of a trademark issue.
> 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 don¹t fully resolve the issue. The main reason I don¹t 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 doesn¹t address this.
So rename your apps. You can't possibly expect the software developers to
start having to worry about the numerous possible ways for you to customize
your own software installation! Just replace your software with a virgin
copy before applying any updates, though. The name was changed, I'm sure,
per the request of Marketing or the legal department, and the development
team has probably very little to say about it.
-Remo Del Bello
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