Longhorn is ‘Windows Vista’
July 22, 2005
Rumors are that Microsoft has decided the official name of Longhorn as ‘Windows Vista’. Now, having worked at Microsoft, I know that there is no point in believing unless I see an official word from Microsoft.
But what kind of name is this – Windows Vista. Not a name that really excites me!
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vista has the following meaning
1. A distant view or prospect
2. the visual percept of a region
it is an Italian word, from feminine past participle of vedere, which means “to see”, from Latin.
In short , it means something visual. From what I conclude , from reading your blogs and whatever I have heard about Microsoft windows, codenamed Longhorn it is gonna be a rich visual treat more than anything else. I suppose it uses rich UI’s like Laszlo and Avalon , and using it is gonna be a lot of fun, so maybe that’s why they have named it Vista.
There always a reason or some story behind all the codenames and official names.
Keep us updated on the name.
It’s official – the name is going to be ‘Windows Vista’. Kirti, I wasn’t talking about the meaning – I am sure they have a reason and will brand it properly. It’s just that it didn’t ‘sound’ very exciting to me
“The core idea around Windows Vista is bringing clarity to the user so they can focus on what matters most.”
Brad Goldberg
G.M., Windows Product Management
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/07/22/tech/main711121.shtml.