Next version of Windows to be called Vista

No more Windows XP.  
Longhorn will be called Vista. 
Beta released to developers August 3, 2005
No official public release date

 

From  J-walkblog.com

Hasta la vista, Longhorn. The official name for the next version of Windows is Windows Vista. Kinda rolls right off the tongue, eh? It's an exciting day, and people are dancing in the streets.

My initial thoughts:

• Soon there will be a Web page that compares WV with VW. All of the old car vs. OS jokes will be resurrected.
• People in West Virginia will be even more confused.
• No one will ever be able to find the Volunteers In Service To America organization in Google.
• The city of Vista, California, will experience rapid growth and become the new Silicon Valley. It's neighbor to the south, Chula Vista, will be jealous.
• Microsoft will sue AltaVista.
• Microsoft will also sue VISA because the name is just too similar.
• This company will get a million hits today.
• Everyone in the world (except Microsoft) will realize that Longhorn is a much cooler name.
• Thousands of hilarious acronyms will be created, such as Very Insecure System That's Awful.

via J-walkblog