What it stands for?

[rajas700]

windows 95,98,2000 stands for the year of realse.And windows xp stands for experience .And VISTA stand for what???

[D1G1TiZed]

some guy here names Vishal Gupta put this in his siggy ..

VIShal gupTA

=))
ROFL

[Vishal Gupta]

Very true!

[#/bin/sh]

Imao VIShal gupTA =))

[navjotjsingh]

Jokes Apart real reasons or what Vista Stands for

Originally Posted by Microsoft

Microsoft has somewhat painted itself into a corner by choosing names like Windows Me and Windows XP for the two prior client releases of Windows. Now, it has to try and outdo itself with each product version's name; otherwise, people would consider it to be a boring release. Certainly, Windows 2006 sounds less exciting than Windows XP.

That said, Microsoft tells me that Windows Vista delivers a "personal vista" for all who use it. "We live in a world of more information, more ways to communicate, and more things to do," Microsoft Group Product Manager Greg Sullivan told me the morning that Microsoft revealed the Windows Vista branding. "You want the PC to adapt to you and help you cut through the clutter to focus on what’s important to you. That's what Windows Vista is all about: bringing clarity to your world, so you can focus on what matters to you."

Microsoft notes that Windows has always empowered people to use technology to do and accomplish what they want. But the world has evolved, and there's a lot more out there. Windows Vista will address those changes.

Microsoft notes that Windows has always empowered people to use technology to do and accomplish what they want. But the world has evolved, and there's a lot more out there. Windows Vista will address those changes.

I'm told that the company had a list of a half dozen names that reached the final round of consideration. However, Microsoft refuses to discuss what those choices were. The company considered everything from simple numbers "Windows Seven" or "Windows 07") or letters (like XP) to fanciful, inventive names, including words that don't exist today. In the end, Microsoft wanted to describe the value proposition of Windows Vista with its name.

Microsoft executives tested a number of potential names with focus groups and then finally presented its choice to group senior vice president Jim Allchin, who approved it. In the end, the company believes that the Windows Vista name is a "wonderful intersection of what the product really does, what Windows stands for, and what resonates with customers, and their needs."

"I love this name. 'Vista' creates the right imagery for the new product capabilities and inspires the imagination with all the possibilities of what can be done with Windows -- making people’s passions come alive."

--Jim Allchin, group vice president, Platforms Management at Microsoft

More Vista FAQ from http://www.winsupersite.com/faq/vista.asp

[cvvikram]

Yup that's the fact....

[anandk]

microsofts explaination is all bull. only indulging in semantics !

actually vista means 'pleasing view'. vista sounds good so maybe they decided to use it; or perhaps they didnt find anything better.

[QwertyManiac]

Clear Confident Connected !
All Leads to Vista !

(Buena Vista ?)

[q3_abhi]

Windows XP ver 2004 exists???

[sakumar79]

Quite possibly already thought of but still...
(HASTALA) VISTA BABY !!!



Jokes aside, trying to figure out what "Vista" stands for in the new Windows release is meaningless. You have the company's advertised reason, you have the "meaning as per the dictionary" reason, you have the opinion of a hundreds of thousands giving various reasons and then finally, you have the real reason. As long as you are not privy to what really went on when the name was being finalized, you do not know the real reason.

And I dont think we should really care what Vista stands for. After all, the superiority of one version over the previous is not by how they named it but how much better it can do its tasks and how much more secure it is...


Arun

[cancer10]

Originally Posted by q3_abhi

Windows XP ver 2004 exists???

yes it does

[rajas700]

Originally Posted by anandk

microsofts explaination is all bull. only indulging in semantics !

actually vista means 'pleasing view'. vista sounds good so maybe they decided to use it; or perhaps they didnt find anything better.

good one.