Windows VISTA?????
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What kind of stupid name is that? I mean, why not just Windows Longhorn, or Windows 2006. Very poetic and metaphoric.
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Yawn :sigh: I wonder if the next Office is going to be called "Office Vista" to match. And then of course all the 3rd party software will have to call itself "Foobar Vista", continuing the trend of tacking on the current platform's name (XP or .NET). --Mike-- Visual C++ MVP :cool: LINKS~! Ericahist | 1ClickPicGrabber | CP SearchBar v2.0.2 | C++ Forum FAQ
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What kind of stupid name is that? I mean, why not just Windows Longhorn, or Windows 2006. Very poetic and metaphoric.
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terrible name IMHO.
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Yawn :sigh: I wonder if the next Office is going to be called "Office Vista" to match. And then of course all the 3rd party software will have to call itself "Foobar Vista", continuing the trend of tacking on the current platform's name (XP or .NET). --Mike-- Visual C++ MVP :cool: LINKS~! Ericahist | 1ClickPicGrabber | CP SearchBar v2.0.2 | C++ Forum FAQ
Hmm, "GTA Vista" anyone? ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF!
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What kind of stupid name is that? I mean, why not just Windows Longhorn, or Windows 2006. Very poetic and metaphoric.
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I suspect that they have finally abandoned so many of the new features that Longhorn was supposed to add that there wasn't much point in trying to keep the old name. "...putting all your eggs in one basket along with your bowling ball and gym clothes only gets you scrambled eggs and an extra laundry day... " - Jeffry J. Brickley
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What kind of stupid name is that? I mean, why not just Windows Longhorn, or Windows 2006. Very poetic and metaphoric.
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Roman Nurik wrote: What kind of stupid name is that? The same sort of stupid name you see all over the place. Looking past my "Latitude", i see a "Panasonic", a "EuroPro", a "Satellite", and a "V-tech". None of those names have any meaning that is relevant to the product they are intended to identify, but somewhere, someone thought that was a good purpose for them anyway. After years of trying to do something marginally less arbitrary, Microsoft is giving in. Microsoft naming schemes for Windows:
- Version numbers (2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 3.11) An extension of the practice used by many software development groups to keep track of builds, version numbers give an inexact impression of where a particular product originated in relation to others in the same line.
- Release years (95, 98, 2000, 2003) Giving up on any attempt to convey revision information, this scheme merely gives you a timeline.
- Release code (ME, XP) Giving up any intrinsic value, this scheme provides nothing but a symbolic identifier for the product. In order to recognize that Windows XP is newer than Windows ME, a potential buyer must obtain additional information about the two releases.
- Release Name (Vista) Same disadvantages as a Release Code, but perhaps easier for buyers to distinguish and remember.
You must be careful in the forest Broken glass and rusty nails If you're to bring back something for us I have bullets for sale...
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Roman Nurik wrote: What kind of stupid name is that? The same sort of stupid name you see all over the place. Looking past my "Latitude", i see a "Panasonic", a "EuroPro", a "Satellite", and a "V-tech". None of those names have any meaning that is relevant to the product they are intended to identify, but somewhere, someone thought that was a good purpose for them anyway. After years of trying to do something marginally less arbitrary, Microsoft is giving in. Microsoft naming schemes for Windows:
- Version numbers (2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 3.11) An extension of the practice used by many software development groups to keep track of builds, version numbers give an inexact impression of where a particular product originated in relation to others in the same line.
- Release years (95, 98, 2000, 2003) Giving up on any attempt to convey revision information, this scheme merely gives you a timeline.
- Release code (ME, XP) Giving up any intrinsic value, this scheme provides nothing but a symbolic identifier for the product. In order to recognize that Windows XP is newer than Windows ME, a potential buyer must obtain additional information about the two releases.
- Release Name (Vista) Same disadvantages as a Release Code, but perhaps easier for buyers to distinguish and remember.
You must be careful in the forest Broken glass and rusty nails If you're to bring back something for us I have bullets for sale...
Basically the versions, not just for Windows but for all their products, started to go haywire once they went from numbers to years. Now they just flip back and forth between them and then sometimes go for a name, such as Vista - and then they still have Version 2002 whatever as a suffix! Kevin
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"Vista" in spanish & portuguese means landscape, a view at distance. It is more used when you go to a high place (hill, mountain) and take a look at the surroundings. Just like the picture in the website announcing it:http://www.microsoft.com/[^] or the view from an office window (pun intended). And thats why they talk about "bring clarity to your world." For us (latinos) it is a nice name. Much better than "XP". [Edit]BTW: It also means the act of seeing, like in "Hasta la vista, baby" ="Untill we see (again), baby".[/Edit]
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What kind of stupid name is that? I mean, why not just Windows Longhorn, or Windows 2006. Very poetic and metaphoric.
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In response to all of your replies, I guess it's general consensus that the nomenclature is sub-par. I liked 'XP', even when I first heard of it. I honestly think Longhorn should've been named Windows .NET 2006 since EVERYTHING is gonna be in .NET sooner or later whether we like it or not. What are your suggestions for alternate names?
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In response to all of your replies, I guess it's general consensus that the nomenclature is sub-par. I liked 'XP', even when I first heard of it. I honestly think Longhorn should've been named Windows .NET 2006 since EVERYTHING is gonna be in .NET sooner or later whether we like it or not. What are your suggestions for alternate names?
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Roman Nurik wrote: since EVERYTHING is gonna be in .NET sooner or later whether we like it or not. I really hope that doesn't turn out to be true My articles www.stillwaterexpress.com BlackDice
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In response to all of your replies, I guess it's general consensus that the nomenclature is sub-par. I liked 'XP', even when I first heard of it. I honestly think Longhorn should've been named Windows .NET 2006 since EVERYTHING is gonna be in .NET sooner or later whether we like it or not. What are your suggestions for alternate names?
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Roman Nurik wrote: since EVERYTHING is gonna be in .NET sooner or later whether we like it or not. Naw, didn't you hear? .NET failed as a religion, so MS turned it into a new set of APIs. This year's fad is "blogs", or possibly "RSS".
You must be careful in the forest Broken glass and rusty nails If you're to bring back something for us I have bullets for sale...
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Roman Nurik wrote: since EVERYTHING is gonna be in .NET sooner or later whether we like it or not. Naw, didn't you hear? .NET failed as a religion, so MS turned it into a new set of APIs. This year's fad is "blogs", or possibly "RSS".
You must be careful in the forest Broken glass and rusty nails If you're to bring back something for us I have bullets for sale...
true. maybe Microsoft will strike back by creating Microsoft Visual Blogger .NET 2006 Express Edition for Windows Vista, or some other ridiculously long name like that
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true. maybe Microsoft will strike back by creating Microsoft Visual Blogger .NET 2006 Express Edition for Windows Vista, or some other ridiculously long name like that
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true. maybe Microsoft will strike back by creating Microsoft Visual Blogger .NET 2006 Express Edition for Windows Vista, or some other ridiculously long name like that
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"Vista" = View I see dead pixels Yes, even I am blogging now!
In Spanish too, and through place names it is pretty common in the US too.
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In response to all of your replies, I guess it's general consensus that the nomenclature is sub-par. I liked 'XP', even when I first heard of it. I honestly think Longhorn should've been named Windows .NET 2006 since EVERYTHING is gonna be in .NET sooner or later whether we like it or not. What are your suggestions for alternate names?
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I liked "NT" because it stood for "New Technology". Then Windows 2000 had the startup screen tagline: Based on NT Technology Which would expand to: Based on New Technology Technology nice. Barry Etter
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I liked "NT" because it stood for "New Technology". Then Windows 2000 had the startup screen tagline: Based on NT Technology Which would expand to: Based on New Technology Technology nice. Barry Etter
I thought it stood for "no teats"... Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power Eric Hoffer All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Edmund Burke
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Roman Nurik wrote: What kind of stupid name is that? The same sort of stupid name you see all over the place. Looking past my "Latitude", i see a "Panasonic", a "EuroPro", a "Satellite", and a "V-tech". None of those names have any meaning that is relevant to the product they are intended to identify, but somewhere, someone thought that was a good purpose for them anyway. After years of trying to do something marginally less arbitrary, Microsoft is giving in. Microsoft naming schemes for Windows:
- Version numbers (2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 3.11) An extension of the practice used by many software development groups to keep track of builds, version numbers give an inexact impression of where a particular product originated in relation to others in the same line.
- Release years (95, 98, 2000, 2003) Giving up on any attempt to convey revision information, this scheme merely gives you a timeline.
- Release code (ME, XP) Giving up any intrinsic value, this scheme provides nothing but a symbolic identifier for the product. In order to recognize that Windows XP is newer than Windows ME, a potential buyer must obtain additional information about the two releases.
- Release Name (Vista) Same disadvantages as a Release Code, but perhaps easier for buyers to distinguish and remember.
You must be careful in the forest Broken glass and rusty nails If you're to bring back something for us I have bullets for sale...
Hmmm, which product is Panasonic? Best regards, Paul. Jesus Christ is LOVE! Please tell somebody.
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Basically the versions, not just for Windows but for all their products, started to go haywire once they went from numbers to years. Now they just flip back and forth between them and then sometimes go for a name, such as Vista - and then they still have Version 2002 whatever as a suffix! Kevin
The versions became meaningless when companies started allowing marketing to decide on the starting number. Companies started releasing the first version of their products as Version 3.0. Then for a while when it became popular for people to state that they never install "dot zero" software for companies to start with numbers like 2.1 or 3.1. Therefore, the whole naming scheme basically became worthless. Cheers, Tom Archer - Visual C++ MVP Archer Consulting Group "So look up ahead at times to come, despair is not for us. We have a world and more to see, while this remains behind." - James N. Rowe
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Roman Nurik wrote: What kind of stupid name is that? The same sort of stupid name you see all over the place. Looking past my "Latitude", i see a "Panasonic", a "EuroPro", a "Satellite", and a "V-tech". None of those names have any meaning that is relevant to the product they are intended to identify, but somewhere, someone thought that was a good purpose for them anyway. After years of trying to do something marginally less arbitrary, Microsoft is giving in. Microsoft naming schemes for Windows:
- Version numbers (2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 3.11) An extension of the practice used by many software development groups to keep track of builds, version numbers give an inexact impression of where a particular product originated in relation to others in the same line.
- Release years (95, 98, 2000, 2003) Giving up on any attempt to convey revision information, this scheme merely gives you a timeline.
- Release code (ME, XP) Giving up any intrinsic value, this scheme provides nothing but a symbolic identifier for the product. In order to recognize that Windows XP is newer than Windows ME, a potential buyer must obtain additional information about the two releases.
- Release Name (Vista) Same disadvantages as a Release Code, but perhaps easier for buyers to distinguish and remember.
You must be careful in the forest Broken glass and rusty nails If you're to bring back something for us I have bullets for sale...
Shog9 wrote: The same sort of stupid name you see all over the place. Indeed! My automated meter reading devices are called "Turtles," presumably because they are so slow. We don't read electric meters anymore, we "talk to the turtles." It takes them 27.3 hours to send 48 bits of data. I can talk to a nuclear sub faster... [reaches for his bootlegged ham radio to order a pizza from a Trident near Iceland...] "...putting all your eggs in one basket along with your bowling ball and gym clothes only gets you scrambled eggs and an extra laundry day... " - Jeffry J. Brickley
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Roman Nurik wrote: What kind of stupid name is that? The same sort of stupid name you see all over the place. Looking past my "Latitude", i see a "Panasonic", a "EuroPro", a "Satellite", and a "V-tech". None of those names have any meaning that is relevant to the product they are intended to identify, but somewhere, someone thought that was a good purpose for them anyway. After years of trying to do something marginally less arbitrary, Microsoft is giving in. Microsoft naming schemes for Windows:
- Version numbers (2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 3.11) An extension of the practice used by many software development groups to keep track of builds, version numbers give an inexact impression of where a particular product originated in relation to others in the same line.
- Release years (95, 98, 2000, 2003) Giving up on any attempt to convey revision information, this scheme merely gives you a timeline.
- Release code (ME, XP) Giving up any intrinsic value, this scheme provides nothing but a symbolic identifier for the product. In order to recognize that Windows XP is newer than Windows ME, a potential buyer must obtain additional information about the two releases.
- Release Name (Vista) Same disadvantages as a Release Code, but perhaps easier for buyers to distinguish and remember.
You must be careful in the forest Broken glass and rusty nails If you're to bring back something for us I have bullets for sale...
Shog9 wrote: 4. Release Name (Vista) Same disadvantages as a Release Code, but perhaps easier for buyers to distinguish and remember. Maybe 5 will be :- They'll give first-names to Windows versions. Maybe Dennis or Jonathan or even Ali.