"Cat" <typingcat******.com> wrote in message
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> I've been using the name MSIE for many years. But, the name is now
> Windows Internet Explorer on my Windows Vista PC. Should I call it
> WIE
> from now on?


I've been just calling it IE for so long that I can't tell how many
years that is. Obviously context is everything if you are going to
use acronyms so it is rarely important to include "MS". When
discussing Microsoft's Word program, do you still use MSWord or just
use Word? Context makes the difference as to how detailed you need to
be. You'll find plenty of users that would recommend POS as the
appropriate acronymn.