Seven RC name

[Lordbob75]

So....

Is M$ going to release Seven with a name, or leave it as Seven?

Heard anything?

~Lordbob

 

[Adamd]

This is not really news...

But I am sure 7 is going to stay as it is. To much interest and use I think to change the name now. To many people would get confused.

 

[Hammerhead786]

See this:

Introducing Windows 7 - Windows Vista Team Blog - The Windows Blog

 

[Night Hawk]

Don't forget a much newer blog titled: "Test Updates Coming for the Windows 7 RC" Windows 7 Team Blog - The Windows Blog

That pretty well sums up just how 7 will be introduced just as you see it now. For the version to follow "8" that will likely or could well be given a name rather then number when that starts being introduced.

 

[Orbital Shark]

M$'s original plan was to CodeName the OS (Vienna/Fiji or something like that) but they decided that they would go back to roots. And since this is the 7th major release of their OS they stuck with Windows 7, short and to the point

 

[Night Hawk]

Precisely! 'Blackcomb' Renamed to 'Vienna' 'Blackcomb' Renamed to 'Vienna' | Betanews

Whistler was the original for Vista until being renamed to Longhorn. Longhorn server later Vienna Server was renamed to Server 2008. Microsoft Training White Paper: Windows Server 2008: What To Expect 1/4/2008

 

[swarfega]

Blackcomb, longhorn and whistler are just development codenames, not product names as such.

 

[Night Hawk]

That's all too well known at this late date! It's also far too early to even know what codename will be seen for "8" or best put the next version to follow 7.

 

[swarfega]

8 normally follows 7

 

[Lordbob75]

Haha. Good thoughts everyone.

I thought they would leave it too, but I wasn't sure.

~Lordbob

 

[Night Hawk]

8 normally follows 7

I would hate to think they would skip that and use some other number like 7 2nd edition for the next instead! :shock:

 

[Lordbob75]

I would hate to think they would skip that and use some other number like 7 2nd edition for the next instead! :shock:

I would be amused.

:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:

~Lordbob

 

[Night Hawk]

Good grief! That would be like going back to the old Fat based OS days there! :shock: We certainly can't allow that to happen all over again! :roflmao:

 

[Dzomlija]

"What's in a name? That which we call a Rose, by any other name, would smell as sweet!"

Sound familiar?

I don't really care what they call it. It'll stay my OS of choice for various reasons, not the least of which is low cost and usability.

 

[Night Hawk]

At this time I don't even think MS even knows just what the final name will be for the next version will be since they changed codenames for Vista before that was out. I'll likely end up multibooting that along with both 7s and Vista at first at that time to see how that one turns out.