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Could Windows 7 have a better name?

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  • V vikrant kpr

    Hey Friends I was wondering whether microsoft should have choosen a better name to the new os? Windows Vista or Windows XP were good names, is'nt it? I hope better than windows 3.1 or windows 98 or windows 2000?

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    vikrant kpr
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    just to add a little i have heard many times i have vista i have xp many people do not add windows prefix now will they say i have seven :-) (seven what????)

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    • V vikrant kpr

      Hey Friends I was wondering whether microsoft should have choosen a better name to the new os? Windows Vista or Windows XP were good names, is'nt it? I hope better than windows 3.1 or windows 98 or windows 2000?

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      Todd Smith
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      How about Windows Vista SP2 Why are we paying for a fixed version of Vista :confused:

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      • T Todd Smith

        How about Windows Vista SP2 Why are we paying for a fixed version of Vista :confused:

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        vikrant kpr
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        yeah absolutely but microsoft will surely make money out of that :-) and vista users should get windows sp2 for free :-)

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        • V vikrant kpr

          Hey Friends I was wondering whether microsoft should have choosen a better name to the new os? Windows Vista or Windows XP were good names, is'nt it? I hope better than windows 3.1 or windows 98 or windows 2000?

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          Colin Angus Mackay
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          vikrant kpr wrote:

          I was wondering whether microsoft should have choosen a better name to the new os?

          Windows 7 is nice an easy. Personally, I like the year number way of numbering versions, e.g. Visual Studio 2008.

          vikrant kpr wrote:

          Windows Vista or Windows XP were good names, is'nt it?

          Temporal agreement mismatch: "were" and "isn't" do not match the same chronological period.

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          • V vikrant kpr

            Hey Friends I was wondering whether microsoft should have choosen a better name to the new os? Windows Vista or Windows XP were good names, is'nt it? I hope better than windows 3.1 or windows 98 or windows 2000?

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            Kevin McFarlane
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            No, I would have preferred they'd stuck with old-fashioned version numbers ever since Bill Gates decided to call Windows 4 Windows 95. It's just been inconsistent ever since.

            Kevin

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            • V vikrant kpr

              Hey Friends I was wondering whether microsoft should have choosen a better name to the new os? Windows Vista or Windows XP were good names, is'nt it? I hope better than windows 3.1 or windows 98 or windows 2000?

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              realJSOP
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              How about Windows "Crap"? It's about time they invested in some truth in advertising.

              "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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              • V vikrant kpr

                Hey Friends I was wondering whether microsoft should have choosen a better name to the new os? Windows Vista or Windows XP were good names, is'nt it? I hope better than windows 3.1 or windows 98 or windows 2000?

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                PIEBALDconsult
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                Yes, Windows V7.0

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                • V vikrant kpr

                  Hey Friends I was wondering whether microsoft should have choosen a better name to the new os? Windows Vista or Windows XP were good names, is'nt it? I hope better than windows 3.1 or windows 98 or windows 2000?

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                  Pete OHanlon
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                  How about Bob? I know Microsoft Bob has bad memories for some, but I'm sure that it could be rehabilitated - and it could be codenamed "Kate".

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                  • V vikrant kpr

                    just to add a little i have heard many times i have vista i have xp many people do not add windows prefix now will they say i have seven :-) (seven what????)

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                    Paul Watson
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                    They will add the prefix in this case.

                    cheers, Paul M. Watson.

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                    • C Colin Angus Mackay

                      vikrant kpr wrote:

                      I was wondering whether microsoft should have choosen a better name to the new os?

                      Windows 7 is nice an easy. Personally, I like the year number way of numbering versions, e.g. Visual Studio 2008.

                      vikrant kpr wrote:

                      Windows Vista or Windows XP were good names, is'nt it?

                      Temporal agreement mismatch: "were" and "isn't" do not match the same chronological period.

                      Recent blog posts: *Method hiding Vs. overriding *Microsoft Surface *SQL Server / Visual Studio install order My Blog

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                      Paul Watson
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                      Problem with the year naming method is perception by non-clued-up users. "Windows 2009? But it is 2010, where do I get Windows 2010? They don't have Windows 2010? Wow, surely they should have an update this year? No? Hmmm, oooh look, Mac OS XI." I've had a similar conversation over Office. "Paul, do you have Office 2008, I can only see 2007?" Obviously it is advantageous when the version matches the year, then people are without doubt that they have the latest version. But it only works in the current year. Windows 7 is just Windows 7. If there is a new version hopefully it is Windows 8.

                      cheers, Paul M. Watson.

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                      • P Pete OHanlon

                        How about Bob? I know Microsoft Bob has bad memories for some, but I'm sure that it could be rehabilitated - and it could be codenamed "Kate".

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                        Paul Watson
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                        How about we take you out back and beat some sense into you... ;)

                        cheers, Paul M. Watson.

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                        • V vikrant kpr

                          Hey Friends I was wondering whether microsoft should have choosen a better name to the new os? Windows Vista or Windows XP were good names, is'nt it? I hope better than windows 3.1 or windows 98 or windows 2000?

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                          Paul Watson
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                          Windows 7 is a great name. Vista was an awful name. Obviously by the same guy who named Windows Azure. XP meant nothing, at least to me it didn't, so it didn't offend or appeal or anything. It was just XP.

                          cheers, Paul M. Watson.

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                            How about we take you out back and beat some sense into you... ;)

                            cheers, Paul M. Watson.

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                            Pete OHanlon
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                            I suppose I'd better put this into context[^].

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                            • V vikrant kpr

                              Hey Friends I was wondering whether microsoft should have choosen a better name to the new os? Windows Vista or Windows XP were good names, is'nt it? I hope better than windows 3.1 or windows 98 or windows 2000?

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                              El Corazon
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                              Windows 7 of 9? with a brand new 3D holographic interface? :-D

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                                Well, in honor of Windows Azure, why not Windows Puce[^]! :)

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                                Sunny Ahuwanya
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                                Jim Crafton wrote:

                                Well, in honor of Windows Azure, why not Windows Puce

                                Windows Puse. LOL. The Mac guys will have a field day with that name.

                                Sunny Ahuwanya "The beauty of the desert is that it hides a well somewhere" -- Antoine de Saint Exupéry

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                                • T Todd Smith

                                  How about Windows Vista SP2 Why are we paying for a fixed version of Vista :confused:

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                                  El Corazon
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                                  Todd Smith wrote:

                                  Why are we paying for a fixed version of Vista

                                  because folks are convinced Vista is still broken, therefore Microsoft will bow to everyone's desire and publish a new version that they can charge everyone for again.... Sometimes the customer IS right in their eyes. :) all new version, more money, MS will be happy to sell a SP2 of Vista rather than giving it for free... it is what the public wants. :rolleyes:

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                                  • E El Corazon

                                    Windows 7 of 9? with a brand new 3D holographic interface? :-D

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                                    Pete OHanlon
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                                    Complete with bumpy bits? Mmmmmm. Tactile.

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                                      Complete with bumpy bits? Mmmmmm. Tactile.

                                      Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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                                      El Corazon
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                                      tactile and soft body physics... what do you think all these graphics cards are for? mmmmm soft body physics!!

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                                      • E El Corazon

                                        Windows 7 of 9? with a brand new 3D holographic interface? :-D

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                                        Oakman
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                                        El Corazon wrote:

                                        Windows 7 of 9?

                                        Perfect!!!

                                        Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface

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                                        • O Oakman

                                          El Corazon wrote:

                                          Windows 7 of 9?

                                          Perfect!!!

                                          Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface

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                                          El Corazon
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                                          I hear there is a new "stripped down" interface, but it requires even higher graphics demands... think it will sell? ;P

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