Microsoft has launched a "private beta" of its new subscription version of Office. The code name for the project? Albany. That's prompted some funny sentences, like this one from the Silicon Valley Insider: "The other problem with Albany is that it just an automated downloading and updating of client-side software." Yes, that's exactly the problem. (Thanks, Stephen!)
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Ahhh...I thought they called it Albany because it's dysfunctional.
... said Rob on Apr 22, 2008 at 3:34 PM | link
Gee Rob, if Microsoft's gonna name its dysfunctional software after dysfunctional city governments, I wonder if Microsoft itself is contemplating changing its name to "Detroit?"
... said Kim on Apr 23, 2008 at 4:21 AM | link