New name

[sergiogarcia9]

I think Windows Niribu for a 2012 release.

I like that name!

 

[jshimmy33]

I like that name!

I do too.

 

[dinesh]

Windows Niribu

Where did you get that name from?

 

[LFB]

Here is how Microsoft came with the Windows 7 name:
The Windows blog-Oct 14, 2008
http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2008/10/14/why-7.aspx

There's been a lot of lively discussion since I confirmed yesterday that the official name for the next version of the Window client operating system will be "Windows 7" about how we got to the number "7."

I'll say up front, that there are many ways to count the releases of Windows and it's been both a trip down memory lane and quite amusing to read all the different theories about how we got to the number "7."

Anyway, the numbering we used is quite simple. The very first release of Windows was Windows 1.0, the second was Windows 2.0, the third Windows 3.0.

Here's where things get a little more complicated. Following Windows 3.0 was Windows NT which was code versioned as Windows 3.1. Then came Windows 95, which was code versioned as Windows 4.0. Then, Windows 98, 98 SE and Windows Millennium each shipped as 4.0.1998, 4.10.2222, and 4.90.3000, respectively. So we're counting all 9x versions as being 4.0.

Windows 2000 code was 5.0 and then we shipped Windows XP as 5.1, even though it was a major release we didn't' want to change code version numbers to maximize application compatibility.

That brings us to Windows Vista, which is 6.0. So we see Windows 7 as our next logical significant release and 7th in the family of Windows releases.

We learned a lot about using 5.1 for XP and how that helped developers with version checking for API compatibility. We also had the lesson reinforced when we applied the version number in the Windows Vista code as Windows 6.0-- that changing basic version numbers can cause application compatibility issues.

So we decided to ship the Windows 7 code as Windows 6.1 - which is what you will see in the actual version of the product in cmd.exe or computer properties.

There's been some fodder about whether using 6.1 in the code is an indicator of the relevance of Windows 7. It is not.

Windows 7 is a significant and evolutionary advancement of the client operating system. It is in every way a major effort in design, engineering and innovation. The only thing to read into the code versioning is that we are absolutely committed to making sure application compatibility is optimized for our customers.

We're just over a week away from showing off Windows 7 at PDC and WinHEC. I look forward to sharing more soon!

I think they will just follow the same reasons for Windows 8, look at the chronology used by Microsoft on Windows 7 news:
http://windows8news.com/2009/07/25/why-windows-8/

Windows 8’s name was chosen because it will be the 8th version of Windows. Double-checking this isn’t as easy as you may think and trips up many people. Here are the Windows versions that preceded Windows 8:

Windows 1.0
Windows 2.0
Windows 3.0
Windows 95 (Windows 4.0)
Windows 2000 (Windows 5.0)
Windows Vista (Windows 6.0)
Windows 7 – Launching October 22nd 2009
Windows 8!

Now, some of you who are paying attention will notice that Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE and Windows Millennium. This is because:

• Windows NT was actually treated as Windows 3.1
• Windows 98, 98SE and Windows Millennium shipped as 4.0.1998, 4.10.2222, and 4.90.3000

Now, to make matters even more confusing Microsoft have versioned Windows 7 as Windows 6.1. However, they are still treating it as ‘Windows 7′ because of the significance of the release.

There you go – hope that makes sense now!

obs. Windows XP is not on the list because is treated by Microsoft as 5.1 ( a continuation for 2000)

There's another thing... windows 7 name worked so well, then what's the reason for they come up with an another freak name?

 

[myzr]

Windows White Buffalo
The white bufflo stands out in the heard of os's and is the chosen leader.

 

[DocBrown]

You mean like this ?

 

[bhuulo]

or may be like this

 

[dinesh]

White buffalo? guys we need OS. not bullshit. LOL.

 

[myzr]

You mean like this ?

yeh Doc just like that! Thanks for the picture. also like the one bhuulo posted. Its just a thing of mine white buffs are the sacred cow of some the American Indians. Just chillin. Larry

 

[Venom]

I say "Windows Thunder" , sounds cool

 

[Mercurial]

Microsoft Windows Octa

 

[dinesh]

Microsoft Windows Octa

8=octa. That's a good suggestion.

 

[bhuulo]

White buffalo? guys we need OS. not bullshit. LOL.

 

[bhuulo]

yeh Doc just like that! Thanks for the picture. also like the one bhuulo posted. Its just a thing of mine white buffs are the sacrad cow of some the American Indians. Just chillin. Larry

I've posted just to tease him... Seriously I don't think WHite Buffalo is a name suitable for an OS... And think of Apple making fun of the Name in Im a PC and Im a Mac add...
Sorry I've seen lot of them and they got in my mind

 

[Mercurial]

white buffalo? Guys we need os. Not bullshit. Lol.

lmfao.

 

[septprince]

Windows United?

Nahh. "Windows United" sounds like a open source os. Open source OS or free OS has that kind of name. EX- "ubuntu linux for human being".

 

[8Dreams]

Nahh. "Windows United" sounds like a open source os. Open source OS or free OS has that kind of name. EX- "ubuntu linux for human being".

your right...
windows should create there own line of animal names like apple does with all giant cats, windows should start with birds and use the Eagle "Windows Eagle"

 

[Venom]

Not a bad suggestion, maybe Falcon?

 

[8Dreams]

Not a bad suggestion, maybe Falcon?

Falcon for the server releasr and Eagle for the actual os,
"Windows Eagle: Speed, Reliable What Else do You Need"
"Windows Eagle: Life Without Walls: Soar Anywhere"

 

[Mercurial]

ew animal names,