Why is Windows 7 Called Windows 7?


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Sorry to ask a question that I'm sure has been asked many times before, but why? Obviously, it's not the 7th version, so what does it mean?

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Yeah - it is actually version 7... and because I think they realised "marketing-team" derived names such as Vista are absolutely crap and essentially meaningless.

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I don't really see how they get seven though..

Windows 1, Windows 2, Windows 3, Windows 3.1, ...

... Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, Vista, 7?

That's more like Windows 10 than Windows 7 :p BTW, I am aware that XP was Windows 5.1 and Vista was 6.0, but if 7 is actually 6.1 why not just make it a 7.0 release.. I don't really understand Windows version names/numbers. :p

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lol both funny answers :p

Actually it IS because Windows 7 is the 7th version. As-in a product release anyway. Not actual version number.

1 = Windows 1.01

2 = Windows 3.0

3 = Windows 3.1x

4 = Windows NT 3.1

5 = Windows 95

6 = Windows 98

7 = Windows 2000

8 = Windows Me

9 = Windows XP

10 = Windows Vista

11 = Windows 7 Confused?

Windows 7 was named like that because it is Windows 7.

Recursive definition :p

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Because Windows Chuck Norris was taken.

They couldn't use that name. It would raise expectations. It would be expected to be able to round house kick the malware.

Quote:

"There is no 'ctrl' button on Chuck Norris's computer. Chuck Norris is always in control. Apple pays Chuck Norris 99 cents every time he listens to a song. Chuck Norris is suing Myspace for taking the name of what he calls everything around you."

and my favorite.

"Chuck Norris can kill two stones with one bird."

:)

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1 = Windows 1.01

2 = Windows 2

3 = Windows 3.0

4 = Windows 3.1x

5 = Windows NT 3.1

6 = Windows 95

7 = Windows 98

8 = Windows 2000

9 = Windows Me

10 = Windows XP

11 = Windows Vista

12 = Windows 7 Confused?

Recursive definition :p

you missed one

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only answer i can come up with...

its the 7th version of the "current" windows...ie: windows with a start button...

1. Windows 95

2. 98

3. 2000

4. ME

5. XP

6. Vista

7. 7

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They could have called it WindowsOne or WindowMesta. Think of it as a name. To consumers? "Ooh it's the 7th Windows. What's that? I don't know, but I heard it's better than Vista."

So really, it's just a name with abit of messy history behind it. (version 11?)

only answer i can come up with...

its the 7th version of the "current" windows...ie: windows with a start button...

1. Windows 95

2. 98

3. 2000

4. ME

5. XP

6. Vista

7. 7

It's actually quite messy... People remember "Windows 3.1" so what happened to the other two versions? And 2000 was not released for home users.

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It's the seventh major iteration of Windows NT...

Windows NT 3.1 (1993)

Windows NT 4.0 (1995)

Windows NT Workstation (1996)

Windows 2000 (2000)

Windows XP (2001)

Windows Vista (2006)

Windows 7 (2009)

The underlying kernel is 6.1, though.

Edit: Also remember that the entire 9x series (from Win95 to WinME) was all part of the Windows 4.0 era. So all three releases could be considered minor point releases.

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Because the marketing department says so, that is why :p

It's the seventh major iteration of Windows NT...

Windows NT 3.1 (1993)

Windows NT 4.0 (1995)

Windows NT Workstation (1996)

Windows 2000 (2000)

Windows XP (2001)

Windows Vista (2006)

Windows 7 (2009)

The underlying kernel is 6.1, though.

Edit: Also remember that the entire 9x series (from Win95 to WinME) was all part of the Windows 4.0 era. So all three releases could be considered minor point releases.

As Brandon Live has said quite a few times, Windows 7 is Windows 7, the NT 6.1 is purely a number reported for app compatibility.

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Its Windows 7 because Vienna and BlackComb were another ****ty names like Vista ,Moreover they cannot make new and better names (Xp , 2000 :p )

If Xp = Xtreme Performance

Vista = Virus Infected System Totally Awful ,MS were scared what will next version will be named as ,so to be in safer side they kept Se7en so that no one can decode it :D

I'm pretty sure XP stood for eXPerience. Your Vista definition is so childish and uneducated I'm not even gonna touch it :p but to continue on the childish theme, XP can also stand for eXPired ;)

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I haven't used Windows 7 (unlike some people pretending to beta test it, I don't want to) so I can't say for sure, but it's supposed to have its kernel version 7, hence Windows 7.

I'm pretty sure their next OS won't be named Windows 8 though :)

It's just a good number (and name).. Windows 7.

Edit:

Or eXPensive :D

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It's the 7th client OS release based on NT. It's not NT 7.0 Kernel no. Nor is 7th version of windows released.

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It's the seventh major iteration of Windows NT...

Windows NT 3.1 (1993)

Windows NT 4.0 (1995)

Windows NT Workstation (1996)

Windows 2000 (2000)

Windows XP (2001)

Windows Vista (2006)

Windows 7 (2009)

The underlying kernel is 6.1, though.

Edit: Also remember that the entire 9x series (from Win95 to WinME) was all part of the Windows 4.0 era. So all three releases could be considered minor point releases.

Thank you Quills, that's the definition I believe it is based off as well, as it's not a direct descendant of the 9x series.

Shouldn't that read Windows NT 3.1, Windows NT 3.5(3.51), then Windows NT 4.0, then Windows 2000?

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NT series

1) Win NT 3.51 = v3.51

2) Win NT 4 = v4.0

3) Win 2k = v5.0

4) Win XP = v5.1

5) Win 2003 = v5.2

6) Vista = v6.0

7) Windows 7 = v7.0

Windows 2k3 doesnt count since it is just XP Server Edtion

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