For those who don't know, the next version of Windows codenamed Longhorn, will infact be "Windows Vista"
Originally Posted by activewin.com
You heard it first here! The official new name for the Longhorn operating system is Microsoft Windows Vista, according to our insider sources. The name was mentioned today at the Microsoft sales conference in Atlanta. The official announcement will go live at 6 AM PST. The press release will be live here at this time. Bink has followed up our lead by posting the Microsoft domain registration. Microsoft Watch has done a nice follow up to our story.
sigh... and to think they didn't use windows 4 as it was going to be too confusing for users.
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Um, windows 4 actually was used already... we are up to 6 now buddy.
That was windows NT4, completely different product.
(but we both know that)
Windows 95 refers to itself internally as windows 4, but MS said to stop consumers being confused it would be called 95.
Vista..... still sounds like a stupid name to me. Can I get a job thinking up stupid names for Microsoft? they must be paying someone to do it!
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That was windows NT4, completely different product.
(but we both know that)
Windows 95 refers to itself internally as windows 4, but MS said to stop consumers being confused it would be called 95.
Vista..... still sounds like a stupid name to me. Can I get a job thinking up stupid names for Microsoft? they must be paying someone to do it!
Right but the 9x tree of Windows is dead, NT is the survivour. So that is what i use as examples, but yes, you are indeed right...
I dunno, Vista is a risky name, but if MS can make something kool with it, i think alot of people will like it. Personally, i could care less what it's called, but vista isn't that bad. It's better than Millenium Edition, or even worse, Microsoft Bob!
They might have got away with millenium for 9x if they hadn't renamed NT5 as Windows 2000.
still however bad they are at naming stuff.. at least they walked out before OS/2 Warp
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Um, windows 4 actually was used already... we are up to 6 now buddy.
I thought we were up to 5.21, oh, I gotcha
Either way, I saw the news on Toms Hardware. Can't say I like the new name either. We need a real sharp, cutting edge name. Something that shouts stability. Like "Windows Ford Edition", and the better "Windows Eddie Bauer Edition".
Still, Vista. It doesn't make me think great. Let's just hope that they have a really good song for the commercials this time around, not some current bubblegum pop, something nice and classic.
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