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Windows 7 To Be Called ... Windows 7

Posted by timothy on from the but-most-folks-call-me-jim dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft's Mike Nash came forward today in a blog post on the Windows Vista Blog and revealed the official name for Windows Code Name '7' as simply 'Windows 7.' The reasoning, by Mr. Nash, is that Windows 7 is 'the seventh release of Windows.' As much wonderful sense as this makes on first glance, it seems as if Microsoft's marketing teams pulled this number out of thin air: the Windows 7 kernel is version 6.1, and there's no way Windows 7 adds up as the seventh release of Windows anyway."

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  1. Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This? by eldavojohn · · Score: 5, Funny

    the Windows 7 kernel is version 6.1

    Perhaps they simply wanted to avoid the inevitable Windows 6, SP 6, Revision 6 ... of the beast?

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    1. Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This? by ShieldW0lf · · Score: 5, Funny

      They called it Windows 7 because 7 is a lucky number, and they need all the luck they can get.

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    2. Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This? by ByOhTek · · Score: 4, Funny

      There's something (XP), missing (XP) from your list (XP).

      I wonder (XP) what it could be (XP)?

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    3. Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This? by Kjella · · Score: 5, Funny

      Actually it made me more think of Windows Seven, but that's just me. A few parts bloat, some OS X envy and some lust for world dominance and you're pretty much there.

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    4. Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This? by Migity · · Score: 5, Funny

      Is that you Bill?

    5. Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This? by armer · · Score: 4, Funny

      Rookie... I have Windows 1 on 5.25 360k floppies...

    6. Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This? by pcolaman · · Score: 4, Funny

      No, no, NO! They called it Seven because they saved it from the collective, and it no longer needs the full name Seven of Nine. So just Seven for short.

    7. Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This? by XxtraLarGe · · Score: 3, Funny

      Actually it made me more think of Windows Seven, but that's just me. A few parts bloat, some OS X envy and some lust for world dominance and you're pretty much there.

      So will they call it Windows Seven, Windows Se7en, Windows VII, or Windows X-III (just to cause some brand confusion with OS X)?

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    8. Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This? by squiggleslash · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah, I'm not getting the version number explanation either. I suspect the real reason for the name is that they're planning to release this in 2007...

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    9. Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This? by Kagura · · Score: 5, Funny

      How do you use a fourth of a floppy? ;)

    10. Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This? by jbrandv · · Score: 2, Funny

      What About Bob?

      There, fixed that for you.

    11. Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This? by truthsearch · · Score: 5, Funny

      You made me look up the video. I want the last 6 minutes and 41 seconds of my life back.

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    12. Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This? by Linker3000 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Ah - so you were imagining a Borg cluster of those.

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    13. Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This? by rev_g33k_101 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Was that the one called "Windows 386" that had the terrible rapping-office-chick promo video?

      looked up the video...

      then came back and looked at your comment again...

      Oh it was promo not porno

      Damn was looking forward to the "rapping-office-chick prono video"

      Silly me

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    14. Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This? by Apathy451 · · Score: 5, Funny

      I can't wait for the commercials of Windows Se7en being released. Morgan Freeman, fresh off a Mac commercial, signing for the package and having Brad Pitt pace around screaming, "What's in the box?!"

      Come to think of it...
      http://therawfeed.com/pix/steve_ballmer-2.jpg
      http://www.theambler.com/images/KevinSpaceySe7en.jpg

      Oh shit, I think we're on to something.

    15. Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This? by mcgrew · · Score: 4, Funny

      since we're on Slashdot I'll burn some karma

      Where else would you burn karma? Hindu.org?

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    16. Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This? by skuzzlebutt · · Score: 5, Funny

      Oh, that's good...

      Freeman: Hi, I'm a Mac
      Pitt: And I'm a PC.
      Freeman: So, PC, what's in the box?
      Pitt: I dunno, something Linux gave me.
      Spacey: Hey guys. Go ahead and open it. Hope you like surprises.

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    17. Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This? by lysergic.acid · · Score: 5, Funny

      actually, her full designation is "Seven of Nine, Tertiary Adjunct of Unimatrix Zero-One."

      but i don't really watch Star Trek...

    18. Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This? by Foobar+of+Borg · · Score: 2, Funny

      Actually it made me more think of Windows Seven, but that's just me. A few parts bloat, some OS X envy and some lust for world dominance and you're pretty much there.

      Perhaps they could have William Shatner run the ad campaign.

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  2. Hmmm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I will wait for Windows 7.11 for Workgroups

    1. Re:Hmmm by eebra82 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Windows Vista XP 2009 Me SE Professional sounds catchier.

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  3. What a lame name by Atti+K. · · Score: 1, Funny

    I would have called it Vista 2!

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  4. version? by tritonman · · Score: 5, Funny

    If the version is 7 and the kernel version is 6.1, maybe they should compromise and call it Windows 6.66

  5. not counting vista by BobVila · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe Microsoft isn't counting Vista. And Windows 7 sounds way better than Windows Vista Do-Over Edition.

  6. Lets count: by CrackerJackz · · Score: 4, Funny

    Windows 1.x = 1
    Windows 2.x = 2
    Windows 3.x = 3
    Windows NT 3.5 = um... 3.5?
    Windows NT 4 = 4
    Windows 2000 = 5
    Windows XP = 6
    Windows Vista = null
    Windows 7 = 7

    Ta-da!

    1. Re:Lets count: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      D'oh! you made the noob mistake. The offset starts at 0, not 1.

      Windows 1.x = 0
      Windows 2.x = 1
      Windows 3.x = 2
      Windows NT 3.5 = um... 2.5?
      Windows NT 4 = 3
      Windows 2000 = 4
      Windows XP = 5
      Windows Vista = 6
      Windows 7 = 7

      Ta-da!

  7. Could have been worse... by naz404 · · Score: 3, Funny

    at least they didn't name it something like "Wii". Gah.

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  8. perfection by freg · · Score: 2, Funny

    Seven's the number of perfection. Maybe this time they will get it right!

    1. Re:perfection by Compulawyer · · Score: 2, Funny

      Actually, 6 is the first perfect number so they missed it.

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  9. 6.1? by syrinx · · Score: 2, Funny

    Here I figured "Windows 7" actually made sense. But if the kernel is only 6.1, then never mind. Don't know why I would assume MS would do something that made sense.

    95 = 4.0
    98 = 4.1
    ME = 4.9
    2000 = 5.0
    XP = 5.1
    Vista = 6.0

    So I assumed if they're calling it "Windows 7", that this was going to be 7.0. Oh well.

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  10. Re:What happened to Windows 6? by RAMMS+EIN · · Score: 4, Funny

    You are _happy_ with Windows and you ask what's wrong with you? On Slashdot? You must be new here.

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  11. Been done before by The+Slashdot+Guy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Blatant rip off of Slackware.

  12. Article is Misleading by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    "7" will be just a maintainance release for Vista.

    The really new Windows version will be called "Ubuntu". It has new "chocolate" artwork and they have switched to a Unix-based core and a modular architecture. It is going to be much more stable, user-friendly and fast.

    You can download preview releases at ubuntu.com.

  13. Windows Spinal Tap by circletimessquare · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mike Nash : The OSes all go to seven. Look, right across the board, seven, seven, seven and...
    PHB : Oh, I see. And most OSes top off at Vista?
    Mike Nash : Exactly.
    PHB : Does that mean it's better? Is it any better?
    Mike Nash : Well, it's one better, isn't it? It's not Vista. You see, most blokes, you know, will be using Vista. You're on Vista here, all the way up, all your CPUs burning, all the way up, you're on Vista on your PC. Where can you go from there? Where?
    PHB : I don't know.
    Mike Nash : Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?
    PHB : Put it up to seven.
    Mike Nash : Seven. Exactly. One better.
    PHB : Why don't you just make Vista better and make Vista be the top number and make that a little better?
    Mike Nash : [pause] These go to seven.

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  14. Isn't There a biblical passage For This? by Ostracus · · Score: 4, Funny

    "...and on the seventh day he rested".

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    1. Re:Isn't There a biblical passage For This? by Windows_NT · · Score: 2, Funny

      "...and on the seventh day he rested".

      "...and on the seventh version, it crashed".

      Fixed it for ya ;)

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  15. Re:Kinda makes sense... by David+Gerard · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Windows Steak And Blowjobs Edition"? Think people'd buy that?

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  16. They need to be cool like Apple. by LWATCDR · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apple names their versions after cats and what chases cats?
    So Windows CE/Mobile will be called Windows Poodle.
    Windows 7 will be Windows Jackal.

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  17. Star Trek Reference by tclark · · Score: 2, Funny

    I've heard it said that MS needs to win over the geek crowd of early adopters. Maybe this is an attempt to get them with an implied Seven of Nine reference. All it needs now is an ad campaign featuring Jeri Ryan.

  18. Re:Kinda makes sense... by David+Gerard · · Score: 4, Funny

    Then you get it home and it actually turns out to be the "tofu and long meaningful discussion about where our relationship is going" edition.

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  19. Re:Kinda makes sense... by thompson.ash · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah but it'd be a disappointing experience.

    Unzipping would take ages, Then it'll be
    "Do you want me baby? [Yes][No][Cancel]"

    Windows is opening it's mouth [Allow][Deny]
    Windows is attempting to access penis [Allow][Deny]
    Detecting New Hardware [2 hour wait]
    Disappointing blowjob with crap animation.
    Windows has detected you're attempting to ejaculate - You do not have sufficient permissions - Fatal Error

    BSOD! No steak for you!

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  20. Mojave by hansamurai · · Score: 3, Funny

    And here I thought they'd call it Windows Mojave!

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  21. Re:You need a lesson in OS by Hatta · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Disk Operating System is not an operating system?

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  22. Re:(blinks) by Abreu · · Score: 2, Funny

    It depends what your job is, but software developers should actually take a few moments and think about this and try to avoid naming their applications like cat, fsck, vi, nice, apt, sudo, etc.

    Don't forget The Gimp!

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