Formerly known as Longhorn - Club CDFreaks

*madmax* · 23-07-2005

MICROSOFTS next operating system is going to be called windowsvista
Personally i preferred the codename "longhorn"

*VirusHack* · 23-07-2005

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Originally Posted by madmax

...Personally i preferred the codename "longhorn"

Yup me too!

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*DJMind* · 24-07-2005

Cool!

*isadore2* · 24-07-2005

Yep, Longhorn was a better name.

rehab junkie · 24-07-2005

Yeah. But you can't go past Apple's naming of their OS after big cats.

re0w.

*Nemesys* · 24-07-2005

Longhorn reminds me of Texas.......too country, like the president.

I like Vista, it's a more contemporary name.

*debro* · 25-07-2005

Windows next generation OS ... sounds like bad porn.

*Namoh* · 25-07-2005

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Originally Posted by debro

Windows next generation OS ... sounds like bad porn.

Porn is something I like, this new name I don't like.

*mauricetgol* · 25-07-2005

Longhorn wouldn't be a bad name for porn

I don't know why, but I have the feeling that the threadcircle now is round...

*Razor1982* · 25-07-2005

Vista sounds dumb to me, for me as a non-native-english-person it just sounds like NOTHING.
sure, xp's codename was whistler (which i like), and so 'longhorn' also only was a codename for the development phase - everyone should have known this - but 'vista' is a bad choice in my eyes.
why not just calling it 'traditional' windows 2006?

*madmax* · 25-07-2005

Why not call it WINDOWS DRM because everything will soon have it one way or the other..

*Airhead* · 25-07-2005

What a dumb name. Windowsvista... ties my tounge into a knot.

**Dee-ehn** · 25-07-2005

One more reason to ditch Windows

Does anybody know what vista stands for?
......
V iruses.
I nfections.
S pyware.
T rojans.
A dware.

*Kenshin* · 26-07-2005

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Originally Posted by Razor1982

Vista sounds dumb to me, for me as a non-native-english-person it just sounds like NOTHING.

I'm not a native-English person but it doesn't sound like nothing to me. What's your native language?

*mauricetgol* · 26-07-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dee-ehn

One more reason to ditch Windows

Does anybody know what vista stands for?
......
V iruses.
I nfections.
S pyware.
T rojans.
A dware.

*Razor1982* · 26-07-2005

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Originally Posted by Kenshin

I'm not a native-English person but it doesn't sound like nothing to me. What's your native language?

german

*Namoh* · 26-07-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dee-ehn

One more reason to ditch Windows

Does anybody know what vista stands for?
......
V iruses.
I nfections.
S pyware.
T rojans.
A dware.

*Quema34* · 26-07-2005

"Vista" is Spanish for "look" or "sight" or "view," as it's the past participle used as a noun, emphasizing the action of looking at something with the vision/eyes...

Dee-ehn: ROFL! Great Acronym! A good friend of mine from Nicaragua says the same thing about Windows; she's never had trouble like that with Linux.

Yep, dumb name change. Sounds like they sawed its horns off and tried to make the 'bloody mess' a prettier picture.

*madmax* · 26-07-2005

Looks like microsoft has stepped on someone elses toes and they could be sued as the name is already registered if this is true then someone at redmond should get sacked for not doing there homework (lol someone that has the name lives just down the road in redmond)
link

*kwkard* · 27-07-2005

In an Arnold voice "Hasta la vista, windows"

*Mr. Belvedere* · 27-07-2005

*madmax* · 28-07-2005

First beta is now out see here

*mauricetgol* · 28-07-2005

thanks for the link!

If we want it or dont...

We'll get it!

*Razor1982* · 28-07-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by mauricetgol

If we want it or dont...

We'll get it!

i do disagree there a little bit.
of course it will be released next year, but on the other hand i still know enough people using now, in 2005, still Win98SE (still a few) or Win2k (some more) - both are 'old', but still in usage.
so, nobody will force you to upgrade to Vista(TM) as soon as it is released.
if you do so, it's your own fault...

*drpino* · 14-09-2005

oh yay...7 different versions

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050910-5298.html

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Windows Vista product editions revealed

9/10/2005 6:15:01 PM, by Ken "Caesar" Fisher

If you've been wondering why Windows Vista has taken a long time to reach Beta 1, we can now tell you why: there are seven separate editions of Vista headed your way. OK, that's not the reason for the delay, but how else do you introduce that many OS versions, without invoking Snow White & friends? Join me now as I romp through the various editions, many of which you'll see are just barely differentiated.

First up, there's Starter Edition, which like XP Starter Edition, is a crippled (and lame) product aimed at the two-thirds world. It will limit users to three concurrent applications, and provide only basic TCP/IP networking, and won't be suitable for most games. The next step up is Home Basic Edition, which is really the sibling to today's Windows XP Home. However, as the name suggests, there's also Home Premium Edition, and this is where we start to split features like hairs and create a gaggle of products. HPE will build on the the Basic Edition by adding, most notably, the next-generation of Media Center capabilities, including support for HDTV, DVD authoring, and even DVD ripping backed up (of course) by Windows DRM. For non-corporate types, this is probably going to be the OS that most people use. It's similar to XP Pro in power, but with all of the added bells and whistles for entertainment. Well, most of them.

Windows Vista Professional Edition won't occupy the same spot that XP Pro occupies today, because this time it's truly aimed at businesses. It won't feature the MCE functionality that Home Premium Edition has, but it begins to provide the kind of functionality you'd expect in a business environment, such as support for non-Microsoft networking protocols and Domain support. But don't expect too many businesses to necessarily turn to PE. Microsoft is also planning both a Small Business Edition and an Enterprise Edition, which build upon pro by adding (seemingly minor) features aimed at appealing to each market. SBE, for instance, includes a networked backup solution, while EE will include things like Virtual PC integration, and the ability to encrypt an entire volume of information.

Last but not least, there's Ultimate Edition. Hey, I'm just glad that they didn't call it Extreme Edition. I'll leave it to Paul Thurrott, who has all of the details, to explain (and promote) this beast:

The best operating system ever offered for a personal PC, optimized for the individual. Windows Vista Ultimate Edition is a superset of both Vista Home Premium and Vista Pro Edition, so it includes all of the features of both of those product versions, plus adds Game Performance Tweaker with integrated gaming experiences, a Podcast creation utility (under consideration, may be cut from product), and online "Club" services (exclusive access to music, movies, services and preferred customer care) and other offerings (also under consideration, may be cut from product). Microsoft is still investigating how to position its most impressive Windows release yet, and is looking into offering Ultimate Edition owners such services as extended A1 subscriptions, free music downloads, free movie downloads, Online Spotlight and entertainment software, preferred product support, and custom themes. There is nothing like Vista Ultimate Edition today. This version is aimed at high-end PC users and technology influencers, gamers, digital media enthusiasts, and students.

OK, everyone got that? There will be a quiz on Monday.

My initial reactions are reserved, because there's just not that much detail available. Pricing, for instance, would be really nice to know. Will Home Basic Edition debut below the price point of XP Home today? Place your bets. The one thing I will say is that I fear that this may cause a great deal of confusion on behalf of your average consumer. Two versions of XP were enough to cause confusion, and now Joe Blow has four choices that may fit the bill.

One final note worth mentioning is that this strategy does remove the "corporate Windows XP" option from the hands of pirates. Volume licensing for Pro, SBE, and EE may still mean that there will be copies of Windows Vista out there that don't "call home" for Windows Product Activation, but as you can see, Microsoft has removed most of the features that most pirates would want from those OSes. You won't see corporate licensing versions of Ultimate Edition.

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23-07-2005	#1 (permalink)
madmax CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,474	Formerly known as Longhorn <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> MICROSOFTS next operating system is going to be called windowsvista Personally i preferred the codename "longhorn" __________________ PS2 DVD BACKUPS WITH ALCOHOL 120% PS2 DVD BACKUPS WITH DVD DECRYPTOR Fear can hold you prisoner-- Hope can set you free

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24-07-2005	#4 (permalink)
isadore2 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 801	Re: Formally known as longhorn Yep, Longhorn was a better name.

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rehab junkie CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: /var/local/pub/bar Posts: 414	Re: Formally known as longhorn Yeah. But you can't go past Apple's naming of their OS after big cats. re0w. __________________ Bustin caps in the mix, rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

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25-07-2005	#7 (permalink)
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25-07-2005	#9 (permalink)
mauricetgol CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Netherlands (Parkstad) Posts: 501	Re: Formally known as longhorn Longhorn wouldn't be a bad name for porn I don't know why, but I have the feeling that the threadcircle now is round...

25-07-2005	#10 (permalink)
Razor1982 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,485	Re: Formally known as longhorn Vista sounds dumb to me, for me as a non-native-english-person it just sounds like NOTHING. sure, xp's codename was whistler (which i like), and so 'longhorn' also only was a codename for the development phase - everyone should have known this - but 'vista' is a bad choice in my eyes. why not just calling it 'traditional' windows 2006?

25-07-2005	#11 (permalink)
madmax CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,474	Re: Formally known as longhorn Why not call it WINDOWS DRM because everything will soon have it one way or the other.. __________________ PS2 DVD BACKUPS WITH ALCOHOL 120% PS2 DVD BACKUPS WITH DVD DECRYPTOR Fear can hold you prisoner-- Hope can set you free

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25-07-2005	#13 (permalink)
Dee-ehn Administrator Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: On my chair Posts: 14,986	Re: Formally known as longhorn One more reason to ditch Windows Does anybody know what vista stands for? ...... V iruses. I nfections. S pyware. T rojans. A dware. __________________ Every answer is just a question away... My other hobby is photography. Come take a look at what I do! Help us fighting cancer! Hardware tools: Prime95, Sandra, MemtestX86, MBM, DFT CD/DVD: Smartripper, DVD Decrypter, DVD Shrink, ForceAspi Check your CPU wattage online! Linux: be root \|\| Windows: reboot

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26-07-2005	#19 (permalink)
madmax CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,474	Re: Formally known as longhorn Looks like microsoft has stepped on someone elses toes and they could be sued as the name is already registered if this is true then someone at redmond should get sacked for not doing there homework (lol someone that has the name lives just down the road in redmond) link __________________ PS2 DVD BACKUPS WITH ALCOHOL 120% PS2 DVD BACKUPS WITH DVD DECRYPTOR Fear can hold you prisoner-- Hope can set you free

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28-07-2005	#22 (permalink)
madmax CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,474	Re: Formally known as longhorn First beta is now out see here __________________ PS2 DVD BACKUPS WITH ALCOHOL 120% PS2 DVD BACKUPS WITH DVD DECRYPTOR Fear can hold you prisoner-- Hope can set you free

28-07-2005	#23 (permalink)
mauricetgol CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Netherlands (Parkstad) Posts: 501	Re: Formally known as longhorn thanks for the link! If we want it or dont... We'll get it!

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