Clear, Confident, Connected: Bringing clarity to your world.
Microsoft has just posted their Press Release confirming that Windows: Codename Longhorn will be called Windows Vista. Microsoft has also launched their official “Windows Vista” web page here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/default.mspx
Also, announced on the page: “Beta 1, targeted at developers and IT professionals, will be available by August 3rd 2005″.
On the otherhand, many people really debated about the name Vista and its significance. Actually I also didn’t like it at first but I’m getting more used to it. Vista means “sight” or “view” in Spanish. I wonder if Microsoft wanted a big facelift to get Windows a new “view” and perspective about their OS. Beside some people started abbreviating it as WinVi.
Here’s the reasoning:
- Vi is the first two letters of Vista
- Windows Vista is Windows NT 6.0. In Roman Numerals VI is the number six.
-Taken from Bink.nu
I’m already itching to get a copy of Beta 1! 
Let’s see how much it improved over the last significant update of Windows.
Recent Comments