Comments on: Microsoft announces an enhanced Windows 3.11 version

By: Olaf Monien

Olaf Monien — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:29:10 +0000

Now, *thats* an interesting theory

By: Lars Fosdal

Lars Fosdal — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:13:00 +0000

I think the Windows 7 name is a secret Nintendo takeover plot …

Windows Vii

By: Xepol

Xepol — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:06:29 +0000

Please, don't start them up again. Plenty of people insisted that MS was going to release a new OS every year after Win95 came out… You'll just get them started up all over again.

By: Kryvich

Kryvich — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:53:00 +0000

Perhaps the marketing guys at Microsoft lack imagination, and they just cannot find a brighter word than Vista?

By: Miel

Miel — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:32:36 +0000

The Windows API function GetVersionEx gives 6 as the major version number for Vista. So number 7 would be the sensible choice for the next version number. You're right though that “Windows 7″ seems to be a rather peculiar choice as the official name for the new release.

By: RIF

RIF — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:16:56 +0000

LOL!