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msb2ncsu
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http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/22/technology/microsoft_vista/index.htm?cnn=yes
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/default.mspx

What a crappy name.

7/22/2005 10:50:26 AM

dakota_man
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http://slashdot.org

7/22/2005 10:52:17 AM

Shaggy
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Quote :
"Slashdot is for fags"

7/22/2005 10:54:12 AM

spookyjon
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My POS software is called Vista.

7/22/2005 11:24:57 AM

kaosborn
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whateva, i think it's fine...much more direct than any number combo of "X.X", Millenium (the biggest piece of crap), or a group of initials (XP, NT, etc.)

7/22/2005 11:51:48 AM

Grandmaster
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did they just change the codename? or is this what XP was to whistler & 98 to Memphis?

as most probably know...they follow schemes with their codenames....i think all the ones of late have to do with ski mtns.

like Whistler = XP, Blackcomb = Successor. both are mountains, and Longhorn is some bar near them.

[Edited on July 22, 2005 at 12:09 PM. Reason : .]

7/22/2005 12:08:39 PM

brianj320
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i dont think they changed the codename..i think the codename is still longhorn but the release name is vista like u said about Memphis and 98, etc.

7/22/2005 12:50:44 PM

joe17669
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Windows Vista
Windows VI
Windows 6

Isn't Windows XP or Server 2003 also Windows 5.2?

7/22/2005 1:09:58 PM

benz240
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i wish they would leave the codenames as the final product name, theyre much better than the end title

7/22/2005 1:11:17 PM

Shaggy
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windows 2000 is nt 5.0
windows xp is nt 5.1
windows 2003 is nt 5.2

the numbers are the first 2 numbers of the nt kernal

unless there are major changes to the kernal in windows vista its probably nt 5.3

7/22/2005 1:56:56 PM

dFshadow
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yeah i think the VI thing is giving way to much credit to microsoft

7/22/2005 1:58:38 PM

Patman
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Windows 2003 is also 5.1. Windows XP x64 (and probably server x64) are 5.2.

7/22/2005 4:55:12 PM

Woodfoot
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Quote :
"My POS software is called Vista."

amazingly, so is microsofts

YOU GET IT

CAUSE SEE
IT MEANS POINT OF SALE
AND
PIECE OF SHIT

SEE
ITS FUNNY

7/22/2005 4:57:26 PM

agentlion
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well the drukenblog dude likes it, and i must say, i agree with him -
http://www.drunkenblog.com/drunkenblog-archives/000582.html

for whatever reason, when i went to the Vista webpage I had a good "emotional response" to the name and the horizon imagery and whatnot. As long as Apple is getting away with Panter and Tiger, there's no reason MS has to stick with numbers (95, 98, 2000, 2003) which automatically date your product, or somewhat meaninless initials (NT, XP)

7/22/2005 7:41:03 PM

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7/22/2005 9:40:04 PM

spookyjon
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Seriously.

If you have a major commercial software property, can you have any change of suing Microsoft and winning in court?

I mean, what if they called it Microsoft Photoshop? Coming in 2006, Microsoft Quake 3!!!

7/22/2005 9:49:43 PM

apkaufma
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Viruses
Infections
Spyware
Trojans
Adware.

7/25/2005 1:44:09 PM

Shaggy
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hahaha

how do you idiots get so much malware?

7/25/2005 1:45:07 PM

apkaufma
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^i have no virus scanner/firewall, i open every email and all attatchments, i love free software only if its bundled with other things, i use IE and keep it on the lowest secturity settings and visit sketchy sites and click ok on anything it wants me to install

7/25/2005 1:48:41 PM

brianj320
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from porno sites...duh

7/25/2005 1:49:33 PM

Shaggy
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^^ well thats not very bright of you.

7/25/2005 1:50:43 PM

brianj320
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omg i would so do that with an older comp. just install as much spyware, adware and viruses as i can..lol.

7/25/2005 1:54:00 PM

apkaufma
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all u have to do is put the computer online, it'll get itself infected

7/25/2005 2:03:20 PM

jahosephat
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longhorn is so much better...they should just market it with its codename...

7/25/2005 3:43:08 PM

msb2ncsu
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"all u have to do is put the computer online, it'll get itself infected"

If you don't know what you are doing, sure.

7/25/2005 5:04:53 PM

moron
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^ Which is most computer users.

7/25/2005 5:14:52 PM

Specter
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^ Before I reinstall my computer, I download the programs I need like WinZip, etc and save them on a CD and then I reinstall it.

7/26/2005 8:56:31 AM

dFshadow
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lawsuit rumors have already started

7/26/2005 10:55:03 AM

daalians
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http://vista.ncsu.edu/

o.0


sue them....

7/27/2005 8:05:39 AM

spookyjon
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http://www.vista.co.nz

7/27/2005 11:56:50 AM

EmptyFriend
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omg my middle school was called "vista verde"

7/27/2005 12:14:20 PM

seedless
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i think as long as no OS has vista in its name MS should be just fine.

7/27/2005 1:19:32 PM

SandSanta
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I'm kind of worried about the increased DRM Vista is requiring.

7/27/2005 1:28:43 PM

fleetwud
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Dodge Colt Vista

7/27/2005 1:32:41 PM

Noen
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Another tech company has already filed suit on the Vista name.

And they have a helacious good case, because it's a publicly known product, and the company is located like 30 minutes from microsoft. HAHAHAHA

7/27/2005 3:20:22 PM

agentlion
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From Posts From the Future day on Google Blogoscoped,
Quote :
"No More Security Updates for Windows Vista

Microsoft today announced it will stop securing holes in their old Windows Vista software product. This came just two months after Sasser2015 wreaked havoc on computers of mostly older people unwilling to upgrade. Microsoft’s CEO Robert Scoble said that “unwillingness to upgrade was the reason dinosaurs are extinguished.” "

http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2005-07-27.html#n40

7/27/2005 3:36:26 PM

seedless
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has anyone installed ie 7 yet?

7/27/2005 3:37:50 PM

EmptyFriend
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^^it's just a joke, what's the big deal?

7/27/2005 3:52:01 PM

jimb0
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"what os are you running?"

"i'm running VISTA"

that sounds so gay.

7/27/2005 4:25:12 PM

Petschska
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so since I know some of you have it...
do you like it? What's better and what have you found useful? Does wireless work and how does it compare to the WZC?

7/27/2005 4:42:48 PM

GraniteBalls
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"the company is located like 30 minutes from microsoft."



haha, I bet some ass was on his way to work at M$ and saw the sign. Then probably thought to himself: "that's such a groovy name, let's steal it and make them change."

7/27/2005 4:58:20 PM

agentlion
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Vista beta 1 released this morning
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050727-5142.html
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/newsroom/winxp/VistaBeta1FS.mspx

7/27/2005 6:09:26 PM

EmptyFriend
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i was looking at some screen shots earlier... pretty much what i was expecting visually.

7/27/2005 6:36:42 PM

seedless
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is there anyway to get the beta version other than being a msdn subscriber?

7/27/2005 6:44:40 PM

EmptyFriend
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you could be invited by Microsoft.... but i don't think that's the answer you were looking for

7/27/2005 7:44:27 PM

seedless
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how can i enroll for a possible invitation?

7/27/2005 7:48:31 PM

aaronburro
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you could try giving Bill Gates a blow job

7/27/2005 8:23:47 PM

Grandmaster
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Microsoft.Windows.Vista.Codename.Longhorn.Beta.1.32Bit.DVD.READ.NFO-WinBeta

7/28/2005 8:04:49 PM

SandSanta
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Burned on a DVD.

I might install later tonight.

7/29/2005 1:48:33 PM

brianj320
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r u gonna install it on a separate partition on ur comp? or r u gonna completely overwrite ur current OS?

7/29/2005 1:50:52 PM

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