What's in a name?

[Ravi Bhavnani]

Microsoft drops 'Metro' name for Windows 8[^] (BBC) /ravi

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[Bassam Abdul Baki]

Metro was a name in transit. Not too many people were onboard with it. So it went off-track and got derailed.

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[Bassam Abdul Baki]

Windows Blocks sounds like an appropriate name I think. Tetris is taken after all.

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[Super Lloyd]

How about 'Rectangle', I know Apple patented 'Rectangle' too, so it's sensitive as well, but might a good name!

A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.

[Bassam Abdul Baki]

Yes, but it's not just one rectangle. How about Windows Fragmented?

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[Super Lloyd]

That is not patented, that is good too! But there is a risk, some day some cheeky satirist might launch the movement: Windows Defragmented! :laugh:

A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.

[User 8411463]

I hoped that they drop Windows too. Something 8 Something describes it better than "Window 8 Something (but we took out teh windows oops)"

[Lost User]

Windows Lego? Windows Fisher Price?

At least artificial intelligence already is superior to natural stupidity

[Lost User]

Thrown out of the window, so to say.

At least artificial intelligence already is superior to natural stupidity

[enhzflep]

Windows Tonka? My first Windows? Couldn't have happened to a nicer company - me thinks someone deliberately waited until it was RTM, when the impact would be greatest. :laugh:

[Clifford Nelson]

Microsoft often has names for projects that are not intended to be the final name. However, Microsoft does not often publicize the name to a great extent. Metro has been publicized heavily. This will confuse people at this time. Bad idea. But sometimes have to do what have to do. I was on a Microsoft project that called “Home and Small Business Server.” That had to be renamed because in Japan nobody wants to be associated with the title “small business.” Still do not know what the new name is.

[Meshack Musundi]

Windows Tiles.

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[Bassam Abdul Baki]

Nice! :cool: :rose:

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[Bassam Abdul Baki]

Windows Mosaic would work too with all those colors.

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[AspDotNetDev]

Windows Pains Panes

Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!

[Meshack Musundi]

In that case it should be named Windows Rainbow. :)

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[Tom Clement]

I always liked the word 'defenestration'

Tom Clement Serena Software, Inc. www.serena.com articles[^]

[Christian Amado]

I liked Metro name. Call it 'Mango'

Christian Amado MCITP | MCTS | MOS | MTA Olimpia ☆ ★★★ Please mark as answer, if it helps.

[PIEBALDconsult]

I don't think the Rainbow[^] ran Windows.

[PIEBALDconsult]

My Pretty Windows.