The Next Version of Windows

**ChristinaS** · July 23, 2005, 12:41 AM

Re: The Next Version of Windows

I rather like the new name. Better than Longhorn which to me is simply ... bull :D

**donny** · July 23, 2005, 10:38 PM

Re: The Next Version of Windows

Vista? like in "Asta la"

that would be an interesting name....

**ChristinaS** · July 23, 2005, 10:55 PM

Re: The Next Version of Windows

Tsk, tsk, Donny! :D

Vista simply means view, sight, like the view you have from a vista point, on a mountain over a valley or to an ocean in the distance. It's a very visually stimualting term, which in my opinion ties in very well with what this next generation of Windows is meant to be.

**iTunesIsEvil** · July 25, 2005, 07:04 PM

Re: The Next Version of Windows

I'm personally not a fan of the name. I mean, most of the MS OS names that have come out have been kinda techy. 3.1, NT, 95, CE, 98, 98SE, 2000, XP. I know numbers representing the year isnt particularly techy perhaps, but its at least a number and not a descriptive word. Pretty much all of them with the exception of Millenium Edition (which should be BURNED at the stake anyway). And now we get "Vista."

But, like I said, the name isn't my favorite, but I really am not too caught up in names. As long as Microsoft hasn't gotten shady and made this new OS so user-friendly that any and all advanced features are so far hidden that I need a real, live MS Tech to help me find them, I will be a happy man. I'm also looking forward to the visuals of Vista. I saw a rough version at WinHEC 05 this year that MS demo'd on during the opening speech/conference. I wish I could find a theme or msstyle that would look like Longhorn without making me friggin patch or edit uxtheme.dll.

**neilthecellist** · July 26, 2005, 12:52 AM

Re: The Next Version of Windows

Ugh. They're giving the next Windows an OS name that's more than 4 characters long? ugh ugh ugh

The Next Version of Windows

The Next Version of Windows

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