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ActiveWin.com Exclusive: Official Longhorn Name is Windows Vista | |
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| Time: 20:56 EST/01:56 GMT | News Source: ActiveWin.com | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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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. | ||
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| #1 By oldog (531 Posts) at 7/21/2005 9:14:34 PM |
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vista?
i like longhorn better, sounds so much more robust. i bet longhorn is a developers name and vista was some effing promo company's idea. |
| #2 By ToddAW (577 Posts) at 7/21/2005 9:34:52 PM |
| Yeah, I'm not too keen on Windows Vista, but I didn't like XP that much at first and now it's fine. Longhorn (and Whistler, for that matter) make for cooler names I'd say... but whatever... |
| #3 By kevn84 (129 Posts) at 7/21/2005 9:36:38 PM |
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It will always be Longhorn to me.
I would like Windows2006 better than that |
| #4 By AWBrian (1944 Posts) at 7/21/2005 9:46:55 PM |
| Going with code name Xbox for the final Xbox name seemed to work pretty well. |
| #5 By Fritzly (1155 Posts) at 7/21/2005 9:47:11 PM |
| The link to the press release does not work. Besides Windows Vista?! What has "View" to do with an OS is beyond me. |
| #6 By n4cer (2054 Posts) at 7/21/2005 9:51:54 PM |
| Fritzly, easy, the nice view you will have due to AERO :) |
| #7 By ToddAW (577 Posts) at 7/21/2005 9:54:46 PM |
| #5, the press release will go live along with the official announcement tomorrow at 6 AM Pacific time. |
| #8 By BobSmith (3719 Posts) at 7/21/2005 10:19:15 PM |
| So is this going to be Windows Vista Version 6.0 Version 2005 which rivals the rediculous name of Windows XP Version 5.1 Version 2002 (or 2003 for x64)? |
| #9 By Osprey (221 Posts) at 7/21/2005 10:20:41 PM |
| I thought it would be Windows FX (and still hold out hope that it'll be changed), but Windows Vista is not bad. It definitely brings to mind strong imagery: looking through a window to a gorgeous vista. Look at the world in a new way; look at your OS in a new way. I can see what the marketing folks liked about the name. If you don't like the name, keep in mind that you're mostly going to be referring to it as "Vista" instead of the full name. I don't mind it at all. |
| #10 By Fritzly (1155 Posts) at 7/21/2005 10:36:49 PM |
| Well I have to admit that just after half hour since I first heard of it "Windows Vista" is beginning to sound better. Osprey: I like Windows FX too but you have to consider that at least 90%, and I am conservative, of the potential future users don't have a clue about what FX means. |
| #11 By Osprey (221 Posts) at 7/21/2005 10:59:12 PM |
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Fritzly, 90% of people don't know what XP stands for, either... and most people think they know where NT comes from, but most are wrong. I don't think that a title needs to mean anything or needs everyone to know what it means. MS has done just fine with NT and XP. As long as people understand that Vista or FX or whatever is the newest version (and they'll know thanks to a media blitz like we've never seen), that's all that matters.
I'm sure MS will continue to do marketing analysis to see what people think of the name, and, if the community universally doesn't like it, it'll be changed before Beta 2. I think the only reason for releasing a name this early is to guage reaction and give plenty of time to think up new names. |
| #12 By schwit (210 Posts) at 7/21/2005 11:29:12 PM |
| NT7 |
| #13 By WindowsVista (2 Posts) at 7/21/2005 11:43:01 PM |
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so, people will just call it Vista, and Vista Server, and Vista Advanced Server, and Mobile Vista... asstastic name
WV or done with slashes \/\/ \/ Back, forward, back, forward, back, forward, three steps back, three steps forward, windows that takes you no where... |
| #14 By jafo (4 Posts) at 7/21/2005 11:53:01 PM |
| OS/2 v7 :) |
| #15 By WindowsVista (2 Posts) at 7/22/2005 12:00:31 AM |
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^
Chortal :o) |
| #16 By Phossil (1 Posts) at 7/22/2005 1:23:37 AM |
| That's it - I'm switching to Linux |
| #17 By mgillespie (3 Posts) at 7/22/2005 4:51:57 AM |
| I didn't read it here first, I read it on betanews.... |
| #18 By Juris (1 Posts) at 7/22/2005 6:09:03 AM |
| In Latvian this one will be great : Windows Chicken (that's for Latvian vista) |
| #19 By AWBrian (1944 Posts) at 7/22/2005 8:01:48 AM |
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"I didn't read it here first, I read it on betanews.... "
Ah..but it was posted here first. You should visit this site more often :o) |
| #20 By johnnyoyy (1 Posts) at 7/22/2005 8:06:05 AM |
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From my point of view, the name "Vista" means a lot. Yeah, maybe thats something you can't even imagine too but since then, they never put a meaningful name like this before. I said it because before that, they use simbolic words like "XP" stands for eXPerience, and other simbolic name.
But i got another suggestion, it's bold and strong a bit but it's quite good for today's OS, how about "Windows XT". The word "XT" stands for eXTreme. |
| #21 By Austin814 (67 Posts) at 7/22/2005 10:30:58 AM |
| "how about Windows XT" - Because then they would have to make Windows SXT (Super eXTream) and Windows SMXT (Super Mega eXTreame) and not Windows 2006 for the same reason they removed the date from the name for Windows XP, because they didnt want it to be "dated" just like Gateway removed the "2000" from thier name. And NT stants for "New Technology" which stuck instead of getting a marketing name. Personally I think Vista is ok, offering a new view and offering technology with a focus on what out in the distance. You really cant expect them to stick with Longhorn, or Whistler, or Memphis or Chicago or Blackcomb. Besides in the case of Longhorn, when it comes down to it who would want to buy "Windows Cow", and think of all the bad press jokes after its released..."Windows Longhorn - where's the beef?" "Steer Away from Longhorn" etc. etc. |
| #22 By jaxsn (1 Posts) at 7/23/2005 12:21:56 PM |
| Microsoft has had the idea that the operating system should be transparent, allowing you to focus on the task, not the tools. I think the word Vista captures that idea nicely, allowing you to look beyond the operating system and more at what you want to accomplish. |
| #23 By Vistasucks (1 Posts) at 7/25/2005 10:10:54 PM |
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"Longhorn" is such a better name, but hey it could have been worse.
"Windows Poop" could have been used. althought it more acuratly reflects what it does, it dosn't have that cool flair and money behind someones market research that "Vista" has. Go figure, we almost had a cool operating system. Thanks for the big weenie name MS ! |
| #24 By cowcrombie (1 Posts) at 7/26/2005 4:53:39 AM |
| which ever idiot came with the name vista should be shot. Do you still remeber the search engine alta vista? ya, well that went to hell. |
| #25 By dsstrainer (1 Posts) at 7/26/2005 8:29:24 AM |
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Longhorn was bad enough, kept thinking of Foghorn Leghorn from Looney Tunes.
Now with Vista all i hear is "Hasta la vista, baby" in my head all day, I hope Msoft is planning on paying Arnold for rights to use that sound whenever the new Windows shuts down or crashes. |
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