"Official" Windows Vista abbreviation?

[drizzt81]

So we have:
Win95, Win98, Win2K, WinXP, what is the abbreviation for Vista? WinVS? WinVI? Vinsta?

Suggestions and ideas are welcome.

 

[wizzackr]

I think everybody will skip over the win* in it and just refer to it as "vista". "Do you have Vista installed already?" ... yeah, sounds ok to me

 

[Stugots]

I think everybody will skip over the win* in it and just refer to it as "vista". "Do you have Vista installed already?" ... yeah, sounds ok to me

Agreed

 

[Negative Decibel]

yeah, "vista" sounds ok to me.

 

[Xilikon]

Yes, I call "Vista" as well. But if you must include MS in the name in some cases, I believe "WinVS" sound good as well.

 

[ScYcS]

Windows "V"

 

[wizzackr]

Windows "V"

No, veto against that - it would inevitably lead to the same, lengthy debates as with OSX, where some ppl say it is OS "10" and others OS "X"

 

[djnes]

I cast my vote for plain and simple Vista...followed by the more detailed, Vista32, and Vista64.

 

[Tweakin]

I think just plain 'Vista' has already more then caught on. Just looking up and down the last 50 posts or so here in the OS forum you can see it is the trend.

However, what is the meaning of 'Official' in the thread topic? Official as per Microsoft? The community?

 

[wizzackr]

However, what is the meaning of 'Official' in the thread topic? Official as per Microsoft? The community?

We're strictly looking for what's officially considered to be cool, here, so you know when to laugh at your friends and when not.

 

[Tweakin]

We're strictly looking for what's officially considered to be cool, here, so you know when to laugh at your friends and when not.

Ah right, in that case anyone who doesn't call it Winsta should be ridiculed.

 

[mattgyver79]

No, veto against that - it would inevitably lead to the same, lengthy debates as with OSX, where some ppl say it is OS "10" and others OS "X"

Well Vista is NT 5.2 so it could be Windows V.I

 

[Mister Natural]

Windows ME II

That's the drift I'm getting after talking to some Microsoft programmers.

 

[compslckr]

i liked the longhorn name better than vista. then we could have winLH

 

[ir0nw0lf]

I think "Vista" or "Vista32" or "Vista64" sounds pretty good. The Mac peeps will probably call it OSXRipoff.

 

[BIGDADDY51]

Bills New Crash And Burn

 

[ChronoReverse]

Well Vista is NT 5.2 so it could be Windows V.I

More like Windows VI since it's actually version 6 =P


Windows vi? =O