Comments on: Windows 7 Is Windows 7, Even If Not 7 http://www.pcmech.com/article/windows-7-is-windows-7-even-if-not-7/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:43:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Beyond » Microsoft News from the PDC http://www.pcmech.com/article/windows-7-is-windows-7-even-if-not-7/comment-page-1/#comment-16113 Beyond » Microsoft News from the PDC Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:12:02 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/windows-7-is-windows-7-even-if-not-7/#comment-16113 [...] number to 6.1 rather than version 7 as a sign of its intention to ease the task of upgrading. (See this article on PCMech.com.) "If it works on Windows Vista, it’ll work in Windows 7. The move from Vista to Windows [...] [...] number to 6.1 rather than version 7 as a sign of its intention to ease the task of upgrading. (See this article on PCMech.com.) "If it works on Windows Vista, it’ll work in Windows 7. The move from Vista to Windows [...]

]]> By: lespaul20 http://www.pcmech.com/article/windows-7-is-windows-7-even-if-not-7/comment-page-1/#comment-15872 lespaul20 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:42:53 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/windows-7-is-windows-7-even-if-not-7/#comment-15872 I don't think MS was using Kernel versions to name this. This will be seventh major desktop release from MS. This is a marketing name not a technical name. I don’t think MS was using Kernel versions to name this. This will be seventh major desktop release from MS. This is a marketing name not a technical name.

]]> By: Hugo Santos http://www.pcmech.com/article/windows-7-is-windows-7-even-if-not-7/comment-page-1/#comment-15766 Hugo Santos Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:41:17 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/windows-7-is-windows-7-even-if-not-7/#comment-15766 i would bet with you that microsft will change the name of the next windows... lol i would bet with you that microsft will change the name of the next windows… lol

]]> By: Sharron http://www.pcmech.com/article/windows-7-is-windows-7-even-if-not-7/comment-page-1/#comment-15748 Sharron Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:33:52 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/windows-7-is-windows-7-even-if-not-7/#comment-15748 Interesting. It ties in with my article on the subject of Windows 7 being called Windows 7 officially that I <a href="http://kkomp.com/archives/2199" rel="nofollow">blogged earlier today.</a> According to Mike Nash, the corporate VP of Windows management: "The decision to use the name Windows 7 is about simplicity...coming up with an all-new ‘aspirational’ name does not do justice to what we are trying to achieve..." ...Which may just be an official way of saying "We like a change from time to time"? Interesting. It ties in with my article on the subject of Windows 7 being called Windows 7 officially that I blogged earlier today.

According to Mike Nash, the corporate VP of Windows management:

“The decision to use the name Windows 7 is about simplicity…coming up with an all-new ‘aspirational’ name does not do justice to what we are trying to achieve…”

…Which may just be an official way of saying
“We like a change from time to time”?

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