Microsoft Windows Vista

[Hurmoth]

The next version of Windows finally has an official name: Windows Vista.

The advertising tagline for Vista is "Clear, Confident, Connected: Bringing clarity to your world," according to a video of the announcement posted by Microsoft.

Vista's three design goals include better security, new ways to organize information, and seamless connectivity to external devices, the company said. Microsoft said will provide more detail on Vista features Aug. 3.

Microsoft has also registered the domain name windowsvista.us.

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News Source: CNET News.com

Edited July 22, 2005 by Hurmoth

[Kr0z]

ActiveWin.com

Windows Vista (Y) Better than Windows XP :ermm:

[Linkinfamous]

Vista? What a terrible name.

Seriously though, why not Windows .NET? Aren't they trying to push their dotnet stuff?

[st3v3n]

terrible

[Liquid]

wtf kind of name is that? Vista. Pff, I preffer Windows 6 or Windows.NET or Windows Longhorn even :p

[Lasker]

I don't get it :blink:

[.weir]

It sounds too cliche, like looking out a window over a vista (i think that works)

[pzykotic]

"What is in a name?"

[saxondale.]

Vista, i just keep thinking altavista, or what ever they are called, horrible name

The official announcement will go live at 6 AM PST

[ShaneSparky_YYZ]

Horrible name for an OS but whatevr, i'll live with it.

[f0vela]

awful name! :s

[+Tantawi Subscriber²]

Vista? no I don't like it.

[planetik]

Maybe if we keep talking crap about it, MS will change it... :s

[. Xs]

Nice... :cool:

"Vista" means "vision" in Portuguese.

So, it's like vision through the Windows... :p

[d3nuo]

sounds stupid.. really stupid..

[Ricardo Cl]

I like it!

[Rob Veteran]

Honestly, it sounds like one of the names that was posted here on Neowin - it's another "Windows 360" or "Windows reloaded" or "Windows ATTITUDE!!!1"-type name that no one ever thought would actually get it past the marketing department for fear of being laughed off the planet. Windows Vista? Of course, if this is genuine, we'll all be raving about how good it is soon I'm sure.

[Angel Blue01]

I hate it. XP was bad enough.

They should stick to years.

[dL]

Ew.

dL

[Damian]

Windows Vision 2006 (Y)

[LUTZIFER]

Horrible name for a horrible lookin OS from what I've seen so far.

Hopefully the default XP Visual Styles are included or at least be compatible.

[Ricardo Cl]

Yeah, Windows Vision 2006 also sounds nice :)

[nightsulpher var]

:D How about Spawned Child of the Devil and Gates [aka Windows SCDG] :laugh:

[Bilderberg]

could you include in your pole rating the field ' Cruel Joke' . :woot:

[Acezo]

No real opinion on the name, but it's fine with me. Don't hate it nor love it.