On Jul 22, 2005, at 10:14, Rex Baldazo wrote: > Microsoft has announced the name they will use to market the next > version of Windows. It will be called Windows Vista: > > http://techrepublic.com.com/2100-10877_11-5799734.html > > This is the OS formerly known as "Longhorn". Possibly the dumbest > name > ever for a version of Windows. Dumber even than Windows Millenium > Edition, a.k.a. "Windows ME".
Hmm... this is the old 'change the name because it has now been vaporware for so long' tactic. They did the same thing with Windows 4 (which became Windoze 95 when it became 3 years late). Bill -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 2373 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20050722/857fa1ff/attachment.bin
