doc: add a note about the name

README.md

@@ -39,6 +39,17 @@ PRs that add more high level routines/types on an as-needed basis.
 got things right is most appreciated.
 
 
+### Naming
+
+This crate was originally born on top of `winapi`, and thus, it is called
+`winapi-util`. As time passed, Microsoft eventually started providing their
+own official `windows` and `windows-sys` crates. As a result, [`winapi` itself
+got less activity](https://github.com/BurntSushi/winapi-util/pull/13#issuecomment-1991282893).
+As the ecosystem moved on to `windows-sys`, it became clear that `winapi-util`
+should too. Thus, its name is now officially historical and not reflective
+of what it actually does.
+
+
 ### Minimum Rust version policy
 
 This crate's minimum supported `rustc` version is `1.72.0`.