Well I don't count the NY times with any intelligence..among other things, this isn't the 7th version of os's for MS.
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 7:53 AM, Tony B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Only one source I could find - The NY Times - is saying today that MS has > officially announced the next version of Windows will be named "Windows 7". > Perhaps it just wasn't news to anyone else, but I know here on the list > we've been speculating if they might not just call it "New Vista" or > something. > > I think it was BillG that was responsible for departing from version > numbers > back with Windows 95; apparently with him out of the way reason has > prevailed.? > > >The new version will instead be branded Windows 7, because it is the > >seventh of a long line of operating systems for PCs developed by the > >company since the 1980s. The company did not say when it would sell > >Windows 7 to the public. > > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/29/technology/business-computing/29soft.html?th&emc=th > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > -- Make sure you support your local CarbonONset programs! ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
