Comments on: Longhorn's new name: Windows Vista

Microsoft gives the oft-delayed operating system an official name, and says a test version is on track for release next month.

[kbibens]

Booooo!

Boooo!

[open-mind]

Good! New Slam Slogans! :-)

All the old ones (Longshot, Shorthorn, Longhorn is bull, etc) were too easy. Vista will be more of a challenge!

"Hasta La Vista, Baby"

Any others? ;-)

[cturkin]

what you need

Most of you don't need an Operating System.

You need a life.

[Norseman]

The orgin of the name is obvious:

VIrus STAr

[lrd123]

What's New in WinVista?

mmm.....sounds the same old story: Apple delivers and MS copies and PC user dumb and happy to use old technology. Wow now that's salesmanship!!!

Is there an iVista Store with Windows Media Tunes coming to PC users this year??

[Sboston]

Please!

God I hope not!

I'm getting sick of all the iPods everyone is waving in my face as it is. :)

All we need is a msPod to make it worse.

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What's New in Tiger?

mmm.....sounds the same old story: MS delivers and Apple copies and Mac user dumb and happy to use old technology. Wow now that's salesmanship!!!

[jmmejzz]

Eight Months on a Name? ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"We went through a process of focus groups and research to find
out what name would convey idea of clarity. We think Vista
captures the idea of clarity," he said.

That is what wrong with MS and large corporations. It makes the
film "Big" look visionary.

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One Year For the Eyecandy? Ha!

That is what's wrong with Apple and large corporations. It makes the film "Big" look visionary :)

[Andrew J Glina]

Face Facts

No matter what Microsoft called it, the anti-Microsoft club would say it was stupid. But I am no better. Personally I think they should just go back to the old numbering scheme. This version (I believe) is NT 6.2. What is wrong with that?

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It is hard to make fun of version numbers

After all, how can you make fun of Mac OS 10.3 or Windows NT 6.4? :)

[Scott W]

revamped feature list

"The company first announced plans for Longhorn in 2001. It was originally expected to debut in 2004. The company has since revamped the feature list and launch date several times."

the revamped feature list is actually reference to all the good stuff being cut out. shame, it might have challenged linux on sheer quality but, alas, it was not meant to be. everyone prepare the disk defragmenter and the registry cleanouts!

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OSX is Rich of "Features"

Features that nobody wants, and still charge people $120 for them :)

Domain Names for Gone!

i have noticed then many domain names are gone!

[Earl Benser]

MS wants to be main stream....

'Windows' is a well used generic term for all sorts of things in
the computer world and elsewhere. The same is true for 'Vista',
and more than one company with 'Vista' in thier name is
considering a suit against MS.

So after many months of intelligent (?) searching, MS has come
up with two very common and uninspiring words to name their
someday-to-be released OS. Maybe the OS is also common and
uninspiring.

Somehow, I think that MS should have increased the banana
allowance for their lawyers - they might have gotten more
perceptive advice about name usage.

But as someone has already said, it probably doesn't make any
difference. MS could name it 'Windows Garbage' and still sell it
(Shouldn't that be Windows Garbage III?)

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Apple wants to be main stream....

'OS' is a well used generic term for all sorts of things in the computer world and elsewhere. The same is true for 'Tiger', and more than one company with 'TIger' in their name is considering a suit against Apple.

So after many months of intelligent (?) searching, Apple has come up with a very common and uninspiring word to name their already-released-and-money-sucking OS. Maybe the OS is also common and uninspiring.

Somehow, I think that Apple should have increased the banana allowance for their lawyers - they might have gotten more
perceptive advice about name usage.

But as someone has already said, it probably doesn't make any difference. Apple could name it 'Mac OS G(arbage)' and still sell it
(Shouldn't that be Mac OS G III?)

[Microbreak]

The funny thing is...

I got a bigger kick out of reading the comments than i did reading
the story....

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Of Course

Reading story is boring, but seeing people fight is fun :)

Domain Names for Gone!

U OSS people keeps on talking about MS stealing features etc but don't have a clue about it!. But u did'nt see that your Linux is 100% Stolen, even its name is stolen. Linus + Unix = Linux. and that not all linux is designed to be 100% replacement of Unix. Linux is a Ripped Off, Stolen, CopyCat, Clone version of Unix. From Command to Kernel to Memory Mangement everthing is stolen from Unix. So, what you want to say about this you OSS & GNU fanboys. GNU was itself founded with a mission for creating a Unix clone. its a world greated, biggest stolen software project ever. OSS only steal, says we are providing alternatives. you have done a great job stealing. At least Microsoft is Original. :) BTW, if you people are using Linux all the time where do u get the stories of windows lacks this and that, or u are using windows without telling anyone, and tring to become a linux toughguy!

OMG! Someone tell Mr Torvalds!

Does he know his name was stolen in order to make the name
Linux??

Nice try troll but Linus set out to make a free version of Minix. But
you probably don't know anything about that, because you can't
find it on the shelf at BestBuy, where all the Microsoft "inventions"
are.

[pythonhacker]

Microsoft is original! :-)

Microsoft is original in that even if it copies
a feature, it does it in such a way that the
copy is worse than the original.

Examples:

GUI: Copied from Xerox, licensed from Apple
IE: Copied (borrowed) from Spyglass
DOS: Bought from Seattle Computer products
Powerpoint: Got from purchase of Forethought
Windows NT: Copied from DEC VMS
TCP/IP stack: Licensed from Spider software (and made a horrible mess of it)
True type: Licensed from Apple (Does not
show up on Windoze as nice as it shows up on Macs,
I prefer Linux freetype any day)

There is a big list at
http://www.mcmillan.cx/~alistair/innovation.html .

Microsoft is original! (ROTFL...) You seem to
have a good sense of humour, (though accidental), even if your comments are pretty brain dead.

ROFLOL Linux is 100% Stolen!

U OSS people keeps on talking about MS stealing features etc but don't have a clue about it!. But u did'nt see that your Linux is 100% Stolen, even its name is stolen. Linus + Unix = Linux. and that not all linux is designed to be 100% replacement of Unix. Linux is a Ripped Off, Stolen, CopyCat, Clone version of Unix. From Command to Kernel to Memory Mangement everthing is stolen from Unix. So, what you want to say about this you OSS & GNU fanboys. GNU was itself founded with a mission for creating a Unix clone. its a world greated, biggest stolen software project ever. OSS only steal, says we are providing alternatives. you have done a great job stealing. At least Microsoft is Original. :) BTW, if you people are using Linux all the time where do u get the stories of windows lacks this and that, or u are using windows without telling anyone, and tring to become a linux toughguy!

[Scott W]

5 years

by the time vista is released XP will have been out for 5 years. many linux users are recent converts (like myself). we sampled linux and thought "***!! this rocks!" most of us have had plenty of time to "sample" windows XP and see what is lacking. that's how we know. also it has never been made secret that linux is a UNIX clone. the difference is that torvalds built it himself and has, along with others, added features that have been needed. MS just copies the features from someone else and claims they came up with it. this is what ticks us all off. the GPL is designed so people can take ideas from others and find ways to improve it. it appears that you are missing the point of the gpl. it is not theft, it is SHARING

[pythonhacker]

What about NT?

Linuxers accept that linux is a Unix clone.
Hell, Torvalds himself has said that he started off the project because nothing was happening with the GNU kernel "hurd". If you don't know it, a number of popular legacy server OSs such as Solaris,HP-UX are Unix clones. Mac is a Unix clone for that fact. Ask any well-informed Mac user and he won't deny the fact.

On the other hand, did you know that Windows NT is a DEC VMS clone? Most probably you won't, considering the lack of depth in your comments. But you ask any MS fanboi and he will erupt into flames instantly. Why? Because MS has tried to keep it a secret. An open secret it is, since it is well document in MS history how it got Dave Cutler from DEC and got him to design Windows NT.
Google for "VMS + NT" if you don't believe it.

Now, coming to the actual stuff, no body is crying out loud because a "concept" is copied,as long as it is accepted. However, w.r.t NT and many of its OS, Microsoft typical attitude is that of a poser. They create the impression that it is all MS "innovation" while at the same time blatantly copying behind the scenes. It is this lack of transparency or owning up that is irritating.

Linux never has denied it is a clone of Unix. A well written clone that is. If you say that Linux is a copy of Unix as in the sense of copy/paste code, well take a look at how the SCO vs IBM case is shaping up and get a clue.

Stop the Crap Read the Facts :)

People talked the similar shiits when XP came. Like it slow, will not run on my pc, etc etc. but it came and kickked the a$$ of many critics. Whenever there will be a product there will be critics. People even criticizes god! So what?s a product!

Vista will come and again kick the critics, because pc is not about compiling or reading manuals.

Many people are using old windows and will move and the will be a even bigger upgrade the XP. Xp is currently installed on 35%. Users of 95, 98, NT, ME, will surly upgrade or will get a new pc. And many 2000 and xp will also upgrade or get it with new pc.

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Mac Fanatics Never Read

Let alone reading the fact :)

[Bill Dautrive]

Where are your facts?

XP was a step up from ME. But anyting is.

50% of the windows world is non-XP. They are happy as is and there is nothing but vague promises and expensive licenses at the end of the Vista road. Of course there will be the security flaws since that is what MS does best.

The most telling thing about this is how moronic MS fans are. Mac and Linux people can speak intelligently about why something is good or not. MS fans like Bib and kimo parrot, troll and spout uninteligeble nonsense.

[unigamer69]

Babel Fish

Dude... go back to English class and quit using Babel Fish. LOL

Sorry, just had to say that. :D

[Scott W]

XP DOES suck

i refuse to use XP because IT IS slow. 2000 has much less bloat in it and runs much faster. then again SuSE runs faster still and has a much nice KDE GUI. :)

bleet bleet

in other words they're just a lot of sheep?.....

[jmmejzz]

New from Anderson Windows . . .

Windows Vista, bring the great American southwest into your
home, no matter where you live.

Smoke Vista For Your Pleasure

Vista immediately brought a vision of cigarette smoke and a new
brand of cigarettes.
Smokes are very addictive and sometimes impossible to quit using
them.

Come On, Vista's Not That Bad

I don't think that Vista is that bad of a name. I thought Longhorn was peculiar and I have even lived in Texas.

I mean really tying into Windows what did you want...Windows Sash?, Clean Windows? Open Windows? Windows Fenetre? (That's French for Windows). I never saw how a cow (Longhorn)codeword really worked. Okay, I know it was the name of a bar in Wyoming or something like that, that the programmers liked, but really I think Vista communicates a long-range view and hopefully that is what we will get a farsighted approach to new tools. With the strong RSS tie in, we are eager to check Vista out.

Even though we have a love hate relationship with Micorsoft Windows, we thought some of the comments trashing the name were pretty strong and incredibly focused on the negative. Can't Microsoft get a break?

Here, we are looking forward to the new release. Avalon sounds great and we can't wait to try it out. I guess you could say at www.McCordWeb.com, we do windows!

Nancy McCord
McCord Web Design
www.mccordweb.com

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Mac Fanatics Think Vista is Bad

Oh, I forget Mac users never bother to think :)

Optimism is in the Air!

Longhorn was getting very slow and bored!, but Vista is great it Optimistic sign by MS. way to go!. We Rock the World

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Yeah, OSX.4 is Boring

Tiger or Panther sounds better :)

[veggiedude--2008]

Hasta La Vista, Baby!

The top five Windows problems:

1) Viruses.
2) Infections.
3) Spyware.
4) Trojans.
5) Adware.


Welcome to Windows Vista!

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Welcome to Jungle

The top five Mac OSX problems:

1) Viruses.
2) Infections.
3) Spyware.
4) Trojans.
5) Adware.

Want to go to the jungle? Use either Tiger or Panther :)

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[cosmicall]

Issues

You've got serious issues man.

Oh the humanity!

How could they have chosen such a name? How horrible! I wish they would have named it after an animal so people could have complained that they're copying Apple. It's just a name folks. As long as an OS works well then what's the problem? Just need a little something extra to complain about? Curse you Bill Gates!