Re: Just for a laugh...... pls read all

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"The Seabat" <seabat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:dkm4e55fn56mouh508opc3h7omn5a4pcmv@xxxxxxxxxx
On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:50:34 -0400, "SC Tom" <sc@xxxxxxx> wrote:


"The Seabat" <seabat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:09:46 +0930, square/circle <not@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

so, windows 7 released.

Question,:: Which dimwit was given the job/employment to come up with
the name??
How much was said dimwit paid? I would have done it for 10 bucks.

S/C


FYI
http://www.askvg.com/why-microsoft-used-the-name-windows-7-explanation-inside/
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Interesting article! Good thing they called it NT since Windows 3.1 wasn't
NT, but NT was code versioned Windows 3.1? Thank goodness THAT'S not
confusing. Read this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT for even more
confusion/clarity.

SC Tom

OK, I read the wikipedia article and got even more confused! But I'm
still searching for the 'clarity' part! :) According to them, Windows
7 should be Windows 6.1 ??? Hell, I don't see a problem with naming
them by year/date. Seems that would save a lot of confusion and worked
fairly well in the past.

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It's a Zen thing. Once you are so confused that you can't stand, clarity will come. . . ohmmmmmmmmm ;-)

I agree that the date convention was fine. It's not like any company is going to come out with a new OS more than once a year.

SC Tom



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