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Longhorn Drops 'My' Prefixes

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the but-how-will-i-know-who-owns-it dept.

ryanjm writes "Microsoft has decided to drop the "my" prefixes for Longhorn. Instead of "My Computer," it will be just just plain simple "Computer". "

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  1. Brilliant! Simply brilliant! by daniil · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can't wait what they'll come up with next!

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    1. Re:Brilliant! Simply brilliant! by TheWanderingHermit · · Score: 5, Funny

      "Our computer" (old "My computer")

      Actually, that's the next step. They get us used to just "Computer" and "Documents", then they'll change to "Our Computer" and "Our Documents" as they gradually take control of everything on the computer. Then the ultimate in simplification. You'll boot the computer and, instead of icons, you get:

      All your base are belong to us.

    2. Re:Brilliant! Simply brilliant! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      The MyDoom virus will also be renamed, confusing some video game players.

  2. Uh oh... by johndierks · · Score: 5, Funny

    How will I know whose files they are?

  3. My My... by nweaver · · Score: 5, Interesting

    My My, what a shocking change....

    I guess it means that with the new DRM technology, it really IS no longer your computer.

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  4. finally by big+water · · Score: 5, Funny

    FINALLY, after all these years, real change!

  5. An end to a tech support nightmare. by MichaelKaiserProScri · · Score: 5, Funny

    Helpdesk: Double click on "My Computer"

    User: I can't see your computer.

    Helpdesk: No, double click on "My Computer" on your computer.

    User: Huh?

    Helpdesk: There is an icon on your computer labled "My Computer". Double click on it.

    User: What's your computer doing on mine?

  6. Who wanna bet... by SharpFang · · Score: 5, Interesting

    every user will end up with "My Documents" directory right beside the "Documents" one?
    I already have "Moje Dokumenty" (original name by Windows with polish localization) and "My Documents" right next to it, created by some dumb program.
    Windows resides on D:, but of course there's "Program Files" with something in it on 510MB FreeDOS C: partition. I cleaned up the Start Menu so there's just "Aplikacje" and whatever created "Applications" went there. Sure there are system variables that default to proper directories. Just not every application uses them.

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  7. Re:lemme get this straight... by wo1verin3 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thank goodness... when I was working tech support you have no idea how many times the following happened:

    Me: Can you right click on my computer
    Them: [silence]
    Me: Hello?
    Them: How can I click on your computer?

  8. Re:or path issues...UGH! by Tim+Browse · · Score: 5, Interesting

    All the spaces in default folders are (were) Microsoft's way of forcing app developers to cope with spaces in filenames.

    Quite an elegant way of doing it, imho.