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?
I prefer “Windows 7″!
Wait, you mean it’s not going to be Windows Blackcomb?
and not Windows Bee?
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″.
Tom, I agree, Tom
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
maybe we can just called it “vista SE less included crap edition” or vista slice
You have my vote for Windows Vista 2
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
Windows 7. That is all. I just needed to say it again. It rolls off the tongue nicely.
Rafael ftw
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.
Windows Ivan
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…
What about “The (hopefully) best windows yet (again)”???
Windows “7″ is a horrible name! Whoever likes that name should die in a fire. Windows “7″ is a MUCH better name.
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
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.
Windows VII
I think Windows “Happy Meal” might be sufficient, or Windows “Less than 99% Fat”
“99% Fat Free” sorry!
@Chris
Its Windows 6.1 to improve compatibilty with windows API because they wouldnt under stand it coming back “7.0″ Apparently.