Windows 7 To Be Called ... Windows 7

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."

Comments

Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This?

[eldavojohn]

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?

Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This?

[ShieldW0lf]

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

Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This?

[ByOhTek]

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

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

Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This?

[Kjella]

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.

Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This?

[Migity]

Is that you Bill?

Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This?

[armer]

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

Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This?

[pcolaman]

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.

Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This?

[squiggleslash]

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...

Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This?

[Kagura]

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

Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This?

[truthsearch]

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

Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This?

[Linker3000]

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

Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This?

[Apathy451]

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.

Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This?

[mcgrew]

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

Where else would you burn karma? Hindu.org?

Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This?

[skuzzlebutt]

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.

Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This?

[lysergic.acid]

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

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

Hmmm

[Anonymous Coward]

I will wait for Windows 7.11 for Workgroups

Re:Hmmm

[eebra82]

Windows Vista XP 2009 Me SE Professional sounds catchier.

version?

[tritonman]

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

not counting vista

[BobVila]

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

Lets count:

[CrackerJackz]

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!

Re:What happened to Windows 6?

[RAMMS EIN]

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

Windows Spinal Tap

[circletimessquare]

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.

Isn't There a biblical passage For This?

[Ostracus]

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

They need to be cool like Apple.

[LWATCDR]

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.

Re:Kinda makes sense...

[David Gerard]

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.

Re:Kinda makes sense...

[thompson.ash]

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!

Re:You need a lesson in OS

[Hatta]

The Disk Operating System is not an operating system?