Created attachment 345386 [details] [review]
providers: Rename "Microsoft Account" to "Microsoft"

Created attachment 345387 [details]
Microsoft Account account screenshot

(In reply to Jeremy Bicha from comment #0)
> Otherwise, we have a screen that says "Microsoft Account account"
> 
> Dropping "Account" make it more consistent with all the other services.

Good point.

The branding for Microsoft's service has always been problematic. Long ago, we used to call it "Windows Live". Then we changed it to "Microsoft Account" because that's what Microsoft was calling it. See bug 707684 for the string, and bug 710764 for the icon.

From #gnome-design on GIMPNet:

14:51 <rishi> aday: jimmac: jbicha filed these 2 bugs:                          
      https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778417 and                     
      https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778416
14:51 <rishi> How about just dropping the " account" suffix?
14:52 <rishi> Just "Google" when showing it, and "Add Google" when adding it.
14:53 <Lapo__> rishi: makes sense
14:53 <Lapo__> rishi: android does that
14:55 <Lapo__> rishi: I think microsoft account is like that since there's      
      exchange as well which is another thing
14:56 <Lapo__> but yeah, it should be just Microsoft and Microsoft Exchange
14:56 <rishi> Lapo__: It's called Microsoft Account, because MS' brand          
      identity has always been tricky. Ask jimmac :)
14:56 <rishi> I added a comment with references to past discussions.
14:56 <Lapo__> rishi: yeah I know
14:56 <rishi> Ok. Thanks, Lapo__ 
14:56 <Lapo__> rishi: messy more than tricky :-)
14:57 <Lapo__> Microsoft account used to be windows live account
14:57 <rishi> *nod*
14:57 <Lapo__> which used to be msn account
14:57 <Lapo__> and so on, they're marketing dept changes stuff pretty           
      frequently

I was hoping that someone would summarize the IRC discussion that followed. What's the consensus? Rename "Microsoft Account" to "Microsoft"?

Review of attachment 345386 [details] [review]:

Jeremy clarified my doubts over IRC on GIMPNet.

Comment on attachment 345386 [details] [review]
providers: Rename "Microsoft Account" to "Microsoft"

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