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'Longhorn' no more: the new version of Windows to be named 'Vista'
2005-07-23
Microsoft Corp. ditched the code name Longhorn on Friday, announcing the next version of its flagship Windows operating system will be called Windows Vista. The world's largest software maker also said it will release the first of two test versions to developers and information technology professionals by Aug. 3. The company did not say when it expects to release a second test version to a broader audience, but said it remains on target to ship the oft-delayed update to Windows XP sometime in the second half of next year.

Microsoft gave an internal gathering of its employees in Atlanta the first word about the new name Thursday. "The core idea around Windows Vista is bringing clarity to the user so they can focus on what matters most," Brad Goldberg, general manager for Windows product management said Friday. Vista's features will include better ways to visualize data, such as seeing through windows that are stacked atop each other, more natural file organization and faster searching. The operating system will also be designed to better protect computers against viruses and spyware.
Posted by:Anonymoose

#12  My uncle had a Vista Cruiser.
Posted by: Jackal   2005-07-23 21:56  

#11  I'm pretty sure that all the finger prints end up under the new Denver airport. Or is that just Beta?
Posted by: Shipman   2005-07-23 16:03  

#10  SC, presume next version is not fat free?
Posted by: Captain America   2005-07-23 15:27  

#9  Like Longhorn look for changes..heard from a MS Sr. Mgmt. that next version will be called 'Soda Straw Grande'.
Posted by: sangre coyote   2005-07-23 13:04  

#8  mmurray -

It could be worse -- how about 'Longdong'?

Actually MS products have been getting better. Too bad they are too protective of their market to work with others OSes.... (and no, I dont want to start a flamewar...).
Posted by: CrazyFool   2005-07-23 12:58  

#7  It's called Vista because that's what it will give big corps, MS and the govt re: your info.

This thing has controls and tracking for documents and files like you wouldn't believe. Don't even THINK of passing along that funny email or - more important - news clipping or doc from your old employer to someone else. Your fingerprints will be all over it .....
Posted by: too true   2005-07-23 12:53  

#6  "Vista", selected over the 2nd favorite "Gawdammit"
Posted by: Frank G   2005-07-23 12:45  

#5  Well think of it as a Disney release, as in Buena Vista. Or hasta la vista, baby?
Posted by: Anonymoose   2005-07-23 12:05  

#4  Vista....

I am a MCSE, work with Microsoft products all the time, like most of them...

But, with a name like vista......
I'm buying a Mac as soon as the x386 chipsets become availible.
What a dumb name....
A horrible blow to my geekdom....
Posted by: mmurray821   2005-07-23 11:24  

#3  So when's the MacOS port over to the intel chip?
Posted by: Hupavith Gletle6588   2005-07-23 11:20  

#2  A successful Windows release means the frames per second rates on games are better than the previous release.
Posted by: badanov   2005-07-23 11:04  

#1  I've reached the conclusion that in the future, Windows needs to become selectively modular. That is, most users regularly use only about 10% of what Windows can do. By creating a list of several hundred modules that can be installed or omitted, the OS will be streamlined for almost every user. Of course there will remain a "standard" install, and businesses will each have their particular set that all their machines are loaded with. But users can also get tailored installs both for their primary applications and particular software. 3rd party software would include a list of required Windows modules, which would force them to keep their software streamlined, as who wants to install bloatware when a competing software uses a minimum of modules? The bottom line is that, instead of making mandatory software that can be all things to all people, give the users a choice of what they don't want. Less is more. Other things, like mandatory copyright protection and adware support, are *not* Microsoft's business, so should be just as voluntary as everything else.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2005-07-23 10:41  

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