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  • P PIEBALDconsult

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

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    Meshack Musundi
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    Says that Digital Equipment Corporation ported Windows 1.0 to the Rainbow and a third party upgrade included a modified version of Windows 3.0. :)

    "As beings of finite lifespan, our contributions to the sum of human knowledge is one of the greatest endeavors we can undertake and one of the defining characteristics of humanity itself"

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    • U 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)"

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      jsc42
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      Member 8446973 wrote:

      Something 8 Something

      All I could think of was Lucky 8 Balls; but I can already see what that would be popularly be mangled to.

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      • RaviBeeR RaviBee

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

        My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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        JeremyBob
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        oh oh oh, Windows Panes.

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        • RaviBeeR RaviBee

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

          My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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          grralph1
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          I always saw it as microsoft metro-sexual. .... and that is in the public domain. grr

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          • RaviBeeR RaviBee

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

            My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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            irneb
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            What about "Prince-ifying" it? Call it W# Or just be blindingly honest: Windows 8 Your PC

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            • RaviBeeR RaviBee

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

              My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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              cruest
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              This is Microsoft after all. You just know it's going to end up being something just as simple and evocative as Metro. You know, something like "Typeface-centric Orthagonal Monocolor Tiles Version 8.3". Then to add insult to injury some marketing jackass will then condense it down to "TOM T 8.3" you know, because it rhymes and that's clever!

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                oh oh oh, Windows Panes.

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                RaviBee
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                Did you mean Window Pains? :) /ravi

                My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                  This is Microsoft after all. You just know it's going to end up being something just as simple and evocative as Metro. You know, something like "Typeface-centric Orthagonal Monocolor Tiles Version 8.3". Then to add insult to injury some marketing jackass will then condense it down to "TOM T 8.3" you know, because it rhymes and that's clever!

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                  RaviBee
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                  After which, Apple will file a lawsuit complaining that Microsoft has infringined on its patents on rectangles and pastel colors. /ravi

                  My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                  • RaviBeeR RaviBee

                    After which, Apple will file a lawsuit complaining that Microsoft has infringined on its patents on rectangles and pastel colors. /ravi

                    My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                    cruest
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                    Don't forget their patents on fonts, typesetting, electricity and I think respiration (odds are you're violating at least one of these right now!).

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

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                      RafagaX
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                      Windows Universe Ultimate with Professional Tiles. :laugh:

                      CEO at: - Rafaga Systems - Para Facturas - Modern Components for the moment...

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                      • S 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.

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                        Lost User
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                        Ok, lets settle down with Metrangle. :-)

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                          Don't forget their patents on fonts, typesetting, electricity and I think respiration (odds are you're violating at least one of these right now!).

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                          RafagaX
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                          At least thay haven't patented reading, otherwise i should be paying royalties to read The Code Project.

                          CEO at: - Rafaga Systems - Para Facturas - Modern Components for the moment...

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                            At least thay haven't patented reading, otherwise i should be paying royalties to read The Code Project.

                            CEO at: - Rafaga Systems - Para Facturas - Modern Components for the moment...

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                            cruest
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                            Give them time. I'm sure they have a crack legal team coming up with a means of circumventing prior art as we speak. Hey, maybe that new round headquarters in Cupertino is just a front for apple legal's new time machine. Maybe THAT'S how they've gotten so many of these patents! I'm sure the "rounded rectangle" was legitimately patentable in 3000BC :)

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                            • L Lost User

                              Windows Lego? Windows Fisher Price?

                              At least artificial intelligence already is superior to natural stupidity

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                              Jecc
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                              Windows Fisher Price has been taken by Windows XP ages ago.

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                                Ok, lets settle down with Metrangle. :-)

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                                Super Lloyd
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                                Metrangle? Creative! I like it! :P

                                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.

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                                • RaviBeeR RaviBee

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

                                  My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                                  snowman53
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                                  How about "Broken"?

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                                  • M Meshack Musundi

                                    Windows Tiles.

                                    "As beings of finite lifespan, our contributions to the sum of human knowledge is one of the greatest endeavors we can undertake and one of the defining characteristics of humanity itself"

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                                    Matthew Barnett
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                                    Windows Tile 'n' All

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

                                      My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                                      dpminusa
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                                      What about "STEPS" System Touch Explore Peruse Start"

                                      "Courtesy is the product of a mature, disciplined mind ... ridicule is lack of the same - DPM"

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                                        What about "STEPS" System Touch Explore Peruse Start"

                                        "Courtesy is the product of a mature, disciplined mind ... ridicule is lack of the same - DPM"

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                                        RaviBee
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                                        I like it.  The media would have a field day with the tagline "Windows 8 - watch where you step!". /ravi

                                        My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                                        • RaviBeeR RaviBee

                                          I like it.  The media would have a field day with the tagline "Windows 8 - watch where you step!". /ravi

                                          My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                                          dpminusa
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                                          RAVI: Had not thought of that. Very insightful. I bet the Apple-friendly ones would at least. I am on the fence about Win8. It is an imperative that will not go away. I am observing it from a distance still. So far VS 2012 and its tools seem too packaged in some areas. I am interested in the improved thread management though. (Misspelled thread as tread. Maybe it was correct in the first place :laugh: ) DPM.

                                          "Courtesy is the product of a mature, disciplined mind ... ridicule is lack of the same - DPM"

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