13
Oct 2008
22 Comments
Short: Windows 7 to be called Windows 7

Tom Warren, English extraordinaire at Neowin, slipped me a piece of paper stating Windows “7” is now to be officially called… Windows “7”. I did a quick impromptu survey with some folks on my Windows Live Messenger buddy list and it seems split down the middle.

What do you think?

  • http://mysite.verizon.net/resvyte7/ Taggerung

    I prefer “Windows 7″!

  • Adam Maras

    Wait, you mean it’s not going to be Windows Blackcomb?

  • bush

    and not Windows Bee?

  • Tom

    not even Windows “Vista Release 2 Edition 2010 with built in Service Pack 1 Slipstream Professional”? I think that rolls off the tongue much more easily than Windows “7″.

  • http://tom.is-a-geek.org Tom

    Tom, I agree, Tom

  • http://littlechap.wordpress.com | Balu |

    Of course “Windows 7″

    “Vista Release 2 Edition 2010 with built in Service Pack 1 Slipstream Professional”? I think that rolls off the tongue much more easily than Windows “7″>>>>>>>> LOL :-D

  • werejag

    maybe we can just called it “vista SE less included crap edition” or vista slice

  • http://www.discovertheanykey.com jgoto

    You have my vote for Windows Vista 2

  • Rcazador

    This is funny, You are saying they all prefer Windows 7. My recommendation is Vista Mark II or ummm…. Windows 2.0 or 7.0 or idk mb MSbuntu

  • http://yertblog.blogspot.com Yert

    Windows 7. That is all. I just needed to say it again. It rolls off the tongue nicely.

  • http://lituus.co.nr _||_

    Rafael ftw

  • http://nickelgreen.blogspot.com NickelGreen

    I think Windows 7 is a fine name and it’s well appreciated by bloggers and web surfers who got used since 2006 to this name. I think this is gonna go very smooth.

  • Ivan

    Windows Ivan

  • John Robert

    What’s with all the Vista 2.0 jokes? From what I’ve seen from the PDC videos, Windows 7 has a lot of new features that I’m pretty excited about (namely the superbar and Aero Peek).

    As far as Windows 7 being the working name… eh, I dunno. I would have preferred an actual name, like they did with Vista. Then again I can’t really think of a good name for it. Windows 7 kind of reminds me of when they named their OS after the year it was published in (i.e., Windows 95, 98, 2000). Is sounds kind of weird to me, I dunno. I guess I’ll get used to it. Still, I was looking forward to a name…

  • http://bg.bg bg

    What about “The (hopefully) best windows yet (again)”???

  • Andres

    Windows “7″ is a horrible name! Whoever likes that name should die in a fire. Windows “7″ is a MUCH better name.

  • Chris

    I think I’d like “Windows 7″ as a name even better if the actual version of Windows was 7.0. Seems kind of silly to have Windows 7 have a OS version of 6.1

  • Cato

    I’m going to pwn myself by posting this as I’ve got no knowledge of the amount of irony and sarcasm among the posters here, but I think the basis of the result was:
    Windows Se7en or Windows 7.

    Since a lot of people are stupid, and can’t understand that “Windows Se7en” is indeed read as “Windows Seven” and not “Windows SeSevenen” or something along those lines, Windows 7 was deemed the best way to describe the new OS.

  • Darrin Stevens

    Windows VII

  • dpvsti

    I think Windows “Happy Meal” might be sufficient, or Windows “Less than 99% Fat”

  • dpvsti

    “99% Fat Free” sorry!

  • Fat

    @Chris
    Its Windows 6.1 to improve compatibilty with windows API because they wouldnt under stand it coming back “7.0″ Apparently.