Why am I Constantly Asked to Explain Microsoft's Brand? (devproconnections.com) 2 points by MarlonPro 13y ago ↗ HN
[–] matthewinrw 13y ago ↗ Representative line:"Windows RT runs only on WinRT"So abbreviating a word now changes its meaning? Abuses like this go a long way to explaining the confusion.I'm getting flashes of the French word "ho^te" which helpfully means either host or guest, and so distinguishes neither.
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[ 2.0 ms ] story [ 10.8 ms ] thread"Windows RT runs only on WinRT"
So abbreviating a word now changes its meaning? Abuses like this go a long way to explaining the confusion.
I'm getting flashes of the French word "ho^te" which helpfully means either host or guest, and so distinguishes neither.