MadDog Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 I hate stupid names for different versions of the same product. I hope they name it Windows 6.0 because that's what it is. Amen. Enough of this Windows Me, XP, 2000-whatever. Sick of users asking, "Well how can Office 2003 run on Windows 2000?" The marketing guys at MS need to let go of the product naming. Windows 6 will be fine. If they can't help messing with it they could name it Windows VI. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotRoot Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 They should call it: MS Anti-Trust OS v6.0 ATOS 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamthief Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Amen. Enough of this Windows Me, XP, 2000-whatever. Sick of users asking, "Well how can Office 2003 run on Windows 2000?" The marketing guys at MS need to let go of the product naming. Windows 6 will be fine. If they can't help messing with it they could name it Windows VI. ;) I couldn't agree more. I have a lot of nice times trying to explain that. Windows VI or Windows 6? Nahh better don't, if not the mac camp would say MS follow even the numbering system. hence their macos 8,9 X and etc. I go with their current alphabets, ME, XP and etc... since they are released after a long long long lapse apart, shouldn't be confusing on which is newer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renfrew-guy Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 I think, maybe is Microsoft Windows 2006what is your opinion? Marketing decide ....... I wouldn't expect it to be announced until a few months before release but it's so radically different I would really be surprised if it's just given a yearly moniker for the name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidVicious Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Windows .NET Client (Home) Windows .NET Workstation (Pro) Windows .NET Server Edition Windows .NET Media Center Edition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmoth Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Windows .NET Client (Home)Windows .NET Workstation (Pro) Windows .NET Server Edition Windows .NET Media Center Edition Awesome names! Hope they're it :yes: Windows .NET Workstation :wub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMeAiM Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Windows Client 200x Home Windows Client 200x Professional Windows Client 200x Media Center Edition Windows Server 200x Standard Windows Server 200x Web Editon Windows Server 200x Enterprise Windows Server 200x Datacenter etc... (x = year) It would be a nice "standard" to have :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Cu_Guy Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 I think Windows 6 would be cool, since it actually is version 6, plus it's being released in 2006 Microsoft developer hoax backfires Windows .NET Client (Home)Windows .NET Workstation (Pro) Windows .NET Server Edition Windows .NET Media Center Edition If any Microsoft OS was to be called Something.NET is would be Blackcomb not Longwinded, I mean Longwait, uh Longhorn. # Windows NT 6.0 -- Unofficial. Discouraged by Microsoft. In the same way that Office XP shows up on hard drives as Office 10. Goes by the math that Windows 2000 was formerly Windows NT 5.0. # Windows NT 5.1 or 5.2 -- Even more unofficial and slightly derogatory. Although it implies not much has changed from Windows 2000, it's apparently not far off, according to Microsoft developers. Check the version number given for Windows XP in Explorer under Help>About Windows. Microsoft had announced that Windows .NET Server would be released long ago. Of course this was before Longhorn (after XP and before Longhorn was announced). What we got was 2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmoth Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 :huh: Longhorn was known before 2003, so yes it is very possible for Longhorn to be called Windows .NET. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanekiwi Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 somewhat like "long nethorn 2006" :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyarecomingforyou Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Windows NEXT * I doubt any Windows client version will have .NET in its name as that brand hasn't taken off very well. Microsoft withdrew a lot from the branding of .NET after they hyped up. Also, .NET framework and .NET passport seems totally unrelated to have the same name; Microsoft need to sort out what it actually is, as it is a bit too ambiguous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNRambo Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 I doubt it will be named Windows 2006, it is kind of lame. I expect it to follow of routes of having two letters to represent it like XP. Something like Windows RX (Revolutionary eXperience). RX= Really Expensive :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max84 Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Windows Aero 2006 (Home) Windows Workstation 2006 (Professional) Windows Media Center 2006 Windows PocketPC 2006 Windows Mobile Edition 2006 (Especially for laptop users :) ) Windows Server 2007 Windows Enterprise Server 2007 Windows Datacenter 2007 Windows High Performance 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNay Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Windows NG (Next Generation) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsanders Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 (edited) How about: Windows You, XXXP, '95 Gone Wild, Bugs 2005, Waste Space 05 << removed >> Edited January 16, 2005 by gameguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonate Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Windows LongHorn (LH) perhaps. Everyone knows what it is now so they might not change it again. Or Windows MM6 or Windows 2006/7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Cu_Guy Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Longhorn was known before 2003, so yes it is very possible for Longhorn to be called Windows .NET Q: What's up with the name Windows Server 2003? I thought it was just going to be called Windows .NET Server. A: Microsoft has changed the name of this product several times. Most recently, in January 2003, the company decided it needed better branding for its products based on .NET, and so the name was changed from Windows .NET Server 2003 to Windows Server 2003. By the way. Talk of Windows .NET Server (or Server.NET) first reared it's head around mid-2000. During that time Blackcomb was to be the next MS OS. Longhorn was revealed on June 24, 2001 (date according to winsupersite.com). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emu Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Windows LW (Windows Long Wait) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naap51stang Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Easy..............Windows RL (really late) :woot: :alien: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_joel Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Windows LW (Windows Long Wait) :rofl: haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_joel Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 i wouldnt mind Windows LH for a name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limok Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 windows FX (Future eXperiance) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redestium Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Windows Hex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csabo2 Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 odyssey :yes: they owe us this name :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlerner Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 i'm guessing Windows 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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