Longhorn's Offical Name is Windows Vista 774
UnkleAsdf writes "The folks at Redmond have long pointed to the user interface of the next generation Windows release as one of its major selling points. Now, it appears Microsoft has chosen an official name for Longhorn with just that in mind. Enter: Windows Vista. Microsoft is expected to make an official announcement early Friday morning." From the article: "Microsoft has also registered domains to go along with the newly christened Windows, including windowsvista.com. The domains were registered in late March, indicating the company made the decision even before WinHEC gave developers their first taste of Longhorn in over a year."
If this OS is a vista... (Score:5, Funny)
one question (Score:3, Funny)
Running out of ti.. names. (Score:2, Funny)
Chicken (Score:5, Funny)
According to Dictionary.com (Score:5, Funny)
Which only makes sense, because I'm sure it'll be delayed...ooooh...me thinky long time.
One of? (Score:5, Funny)
There seem to be a few surplus characters in that sentence. The words "one of" and that final "s" seem to have been typed by accident.
Why not just issue a theme? (Score:5, Funny)
Could have new widgets that ate memory, CPU, disk space and to phone home.
Cheaper and faster than how they're doing it now.
Mental imagery (Score:2, Funny)
Perfect.
Another Dissapointment (Score:1, Funny)
Obviously.. (Score:5, Funny)
Define: Vista (Score:5, Funny)
Oh, and then customer service asks if you have plugged in your computer.
Arnold.. (Score:5, Funny)
{Commercial starts}IT group all a scramble, looks like a technical World War 3, motorcycle boots stomp into the frame, pan up to Arnie's mug...." Windows Vista, Baby!" holding CD at arms length. Looks of salvation on the faces of IT techs.
LOL what am I saying?
Yuck Yuck (Score:4, Funny)
With a name like Longhorn, they were kind of asking to be re-"branded"
Apple's new marketing strategy. (Score:3, Funny)
astalavista (Score:5, Funny)
Whew! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Running out of ti.. names. (Score:3, Funny)
On family trips my dad's joke was to point out any nice looking scenery and say "what a nice vista."
One time, while traveling to MA from Ohio, he pulled into a rest stop that said "scenic vista." He had a low speed accident, or crash in that rest stop, and now I associate the word vista with crash.
Wasn't one of the ugliest cars in history named the Vista? The Colt Vista, imported for Dodge?
http://www.intellichoice.com/reports/vehicleRepor
Other Rejected Names (Score:5, Funny)
After dumpster diving outside Redmond, I managed to come up with this list of alternate names compiled by Microsoft's marketing team:
For the launch of Windows 95, Microsoft used The Rolling Stones, for Windows XP it was Jay Leno. For the launch of Windows Vista, Microsoft will use a celebrity guest that represents the future of the product: Microsoft is considering David Caruso, Shelley Long, John Travolta, or Kevin Costner...
Re:Vista? (Score:4, Funny)
Then the next version can be WinEmacs.
Re:Running out of ti.. names. (Score:4, Funny)
New Name for Windows Explorer (Score:5, Funny)
Re:This is the mexican name. What is the gringo na (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Name confusion? (Score:2, Funny)
Since when does the Terminator care about lawyers? They are only good for target practice!
Hasta La Vista, Baby!
http://mifshow01.free.fr/Amiga/Original/terminato
Re:Sucks to be this company... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Version? (Score:1, Funny)
They are lucky (Score:5, Funny)
Vista???? (Score:1, Funny)
"Welcome to Windows Vista. Here are your complementary towels and fly swatter. You're in room 205. It has a nice balcony view of the interstate. Checkout's at 5am. Enjoy your stay."
Re:Chicken (Score:5, Funny)
They managed to get a slogan too. "Small on the outside but large once you get in".
Needless to say the Honda manager in Sweden wasn't very amused when the papers called him and asked about this.
Oh, they rebranded it. Now it's called Honda Jazz.
No numbers this time? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Running out of ti.. names. (Score:5, Funny)
Since they've been using the name 'Windows' for the past 20 years, I wonder why it took you this long to figure that out.
Now for the lawsuits (Score:5, Funny)
Vista, CA
Vista, MO
Vista, FL
Vista, IA
Vista, MN
Vista, MT
Vista, NM
Vista, NV
Vista, NY
What Bill Gates has in mind... (Score:2, Funny)
This OS will will grab Linux by the balls with its iron fist and crunch it! Yeah, baby!
6.0? (Score:5, Funny)
better name in light of the terrorist attacks... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Chicken (Score:5, Funny)
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mitch_Hedberg [wikiquote.org]
Rest in peace Mitch....
Re:Where's the real news? (Score:5, Funny)
I am sure it will contain a whole new way for anyone to see and share your files...
6 degrees of Windows... (Score:5, Funny)
then the view thus far is crappy.
1) Longhorn has been changed to Vista.
2) Vista means 'view'.
3) It's still a long way off - and it was called Longhorn, so we wouldn't be out of line calling it 'Long View'.
4) 'Long View' is a song by the band Green Day.
5) Green Day released an album called 'Dookie'.
6) Dookie is a slang term for feces (i.e. crap).
Hey, you're right!
Acronym fun! (Score:2, Funny)
Heres my lame entry to get things started:
Very
Intrusive
Software,
Tainting
All.
Re:Obviously.. (Score:5, Funny)
Like, Chessmaster 2000 was released in 1986, 3000 in 1991. The latest dated version is 9000 -- this means, they still have 7995 years until their next deadline. I believe they have a fair chance of making it.
Re:Vista... Sounds like a small Chevy... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Name confusion? (Score:3, Funny)
That..doesn't make sense (Score:5, Funny)
Windows VI
Why...on earth would anyone shorten Windows Vista to Windows VI? Your logic is blowing my mind.
Re:One of? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Registration (Score:2, Funny)
www.windowsXPwithsomeextrathemes.com
www.windowsIhopewegetitsecurethistimearound.com
www.windowsYP.com
and www.windowsdielinuxdie.com
Re:Acronym fun! (Score:3, Funny)
Visual Interface Shell To Annihilation
Virtual Idiot Slowing Them All.
Very Fast, Straight To Asylum
Re:One of? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Running out of ti.. names. (Score:5, Funny)
Oh, he was a funny one.
Been there, done that (Score:3, Funny)
Hasta La VISTA Windows.... (Score:1, Funny)
Beetle (Score:3, Funny)
Re:6 degrees of Windows... (Score:1, Funny)
Windows Virgin! (Score:3, Funny)
W-V (Score:1, Funny)
Re:6 degrees of Windows... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Name confusion? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:6 degrees of Windows... (Score:5, Funny)
Vista, in Sanskrit means crap.
Re:Name confusion? (Score:3, Funny)
Well, I know for certain that Linux ended my computer fun.
WHERE ARE THE GAMES?!
Re:Vista is a rewrite from the ground up (right?), (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Acronym fun! (Score:2, Funny)
Irrelevant
Struggle
To
Assimilate
or
Virus
Infestation
Starts
To
Appear
Re:Name confusion? (Score:3, Funny)
Now if Microsoft can't nail astalavista.box.sk [astalavista.box.sk] for posting Windows product ids, they can sue for violating their product name.
Re:one question (Score:2, Funny)
(I can't believe it took that long to get a -driva post here! You guys are slipping.)
Re:6 degrees of Windows... (Score:1, Funny)
You might want to see a doctor about that stick up your ass.
Re:better name in light of the terrorist attacks.. (Score:4, Funny)
Like all things Longhorn, this too shall change (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Running out of ti.. names. (Score:3, Funny)
Yeah, gee, if they could only come up with something as cool as Gentoo, Suse, or Linspire.
Re:Name confusion? (Score:5, Funny)
Mod parent troll! :P (Score:3, Funny)
Oh, wait...
Let the war begin (Score:2, Funny)
Bert
Better than Windows XP ("Windows Yuck!") (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Mod me up bitches (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Name confusion? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Mod me up bitches (Score:5, Funny)
No Penguins on Vista Island (Score:2, Funny)
It's Operation Pengu-in Pengu-out [clarkson.edu], of course! Windows Vista: "The water runs red in 2006!"
MS does not endorse killing entire colonies of penguins with depth charges. However, it simply doesn't think they should be allowed to breed for free and in the open for all to see (think of the children!), and is humanely protecting other marine life from the terrorist penguins... by blowing them up.
Ob PCU (Score:2, Funny)
Guy: Yeah.
Droz: Latin, best I can do. Next!
Next Guy: Phys. Ed.
Droz: Phys. Ed. Okay, you're out of my room. Seriously. Get out.