Today Microsoft Corp. announced that the official name of its next version of the Windows operating system, formerly code-named “Longhorn,” will be “Windows Vista.” The Windows Vista Beta 1, targeted at developers and IT professionals, will be available by August 3rd 2005.
Microsoft have slapped up a website for “Windows Vista” that claims it’ll be “arriving in 2006” along with promises such as, “Windows Vista. It enables a new level of confidence in your PC and in your ability to get the most out of it. It introduces clear ways to organize and use information the way you want to use it. It seamlessly connects you to information, people, and devices that help you get the most out of life.”
In other words, it’ll still be trying to do everything a Mac has already done for years. Moo (sorry, too ingrained).
Merriam-Webster Online defines “vista” in part as, “a distant view” and “an extensive mental view (as over a stretch of time or a series of events).” Constantly slipping delays and extensive stripping of features?
Why wait for so little?
Instead of waiting for Windows Fresca, uh, Vista, find out more about Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger, the world’s most advanced operating system, here.
Related MacDailyNews articles:
Apple to unleash Leopard on Microsoft’s Windows Longhorn; Mac OS X 10.5 due late 2006 – early 2007 – June 07, 2005
PC World names Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger ‘Best Operating System’ – June 01, 2005
Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger ‘is the most advanced operating system on the planet’ – May 31, 2005
TrustedReviews: After using Mac OS X Tiger ‘going back to Windows XP is something of a joke at best’ – May 18, 2005
The Butler Group: ‘Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger the best desktop operating system in the world to date’ – May 13, 2005
BBC News: Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger ‘the most stable and reliable OS, well ahead of Windows XP’ – May 10, 2005
Windows users show strong curiosity about Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger – May 09, 2005
Windows tech writer Thurrott: ‘In many ways, Mac OS X Tiger is simply better than Windows’ – May 07, 2005
EarthWeb: Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger is a ‘serious enterprise operating system, a pivotal release’ – May 06, 2005
BusinessWeek: ‘Tiger bolsters Mac OS X’s edge as the best personal-computer operating system’ – May 06, 2005
The Guardian: Mac OS X Tiger a powerful solution while Microsoft’s Longhorn remains on drawing board – May 06, 2005
Chicago Sun-Times: Mac OS X Tiger shows ‘there’s never been a more compelling time to switch to Mac’ – May 05, 2005
Dan Gillmor: ‘With Mac OS X Tiger, Apple is plainly in the lead today’ – May 05, 2005
Jupiter Research VP: Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger ‘runs rings around Microsoft Windows’ – May 04, 2005
The Independent: Apple’s ‘faster, smarter, simpler’ Mac OS X Tiger ‘a must-have’ – May 04, 2005
Mac OS X Tiger review for a Windows PC audience finds Tiger’s ‘far, far better than Windows XP’ – May 03, 2005
Boston Herald: Mac OS X Tiger should compel Windows PC users to think about switching to Apple Mac – May 02, 2005
Mac OS X Tiger will likely improve performance of your Macintosh – April 30, 2005
PC World review gives Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger 4.5 stars out of 5 – April 30, 2005
Ars Technica: Mac OS X Tiger ‘at least twice as significant as any single past update’ – April 28, 2005
BusinessWeek: ‘Tiger bolsters Mac OS X’s edge as the best personal-computer operating system around’ – April 28, 2005
Associated Press: Mac OS X Tiger ‘provides another excellent incentive to switch from Windows’ – April 28, 2005
Mossberg: Apple’s Tiger ‘the best, most advanced personal computer operating system on the market’ – April 28, 2005
InformationWeek columnist: Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger ‘a compelling upgrade’ – April 28, 2005
NY Times: Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger is the most secure, stable and satisfying OS on earth – April 28, 2005
Wired News: Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger ‘full of welcome surprises’ – April 27, 2005
Apple posts QuickTime movies of Mac OS X Tiger features in action – April 13, 2005
Oh yea – look at the losers doing the Balmer monkeyboy dance
try again
The vista shown on Windows “Vista” website page has a parent with their child mere inches from a deadly cliff. Nuff said.
Hasta la Vista, Billy.
Here’s a Top Twelve for ya…
12. Vile Insufferably Shitty Technology Allowed
11. Vaporware Is Stalled Till Announced
10. Vulnerabilities In System Technology Anticipated
09. Virus Installation So Truely Automatic
08. Virtually Infinite System Trouble Acceptable
07. Vanishing Intelligent System Thoroughly Acknowledged
06. Virus Infested System, Toasted Again
05. Valuable Incompetence Soon To Arrive
04. VirusMagnet Is Standard Tech Answer
03. Valid Innovation Seems Totally Abandoned
02. Vocation Is Secured Thru Apathy
And the number one Acronym is…
– Virtually Infinite Speedily Thought Acronyms –
Enjoy
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Viruses Infections Spyware Trojans Adware
From “macFanDave”‘s comment in MacWorld forum…
The top five Windows problems:
1) Viruses.
2) Infections.
3) Spyware.
4) Trojans.
5) Adware.
What a perfect acronym for the latest from Redmond!
There are more confirmed sightings of Big Foot than Longhorn.
For the trolls’ sake, I hope the Mac sticks around, or Microsoft will lose its last ounce of incentive to innovate, er, copy
Following Sputnik’s logic, it will take Vista to get to where Tiger is now – free of viruses, spyware etc.
And another thing: Mac OS X will never go away, cos even if Apple stops making money from Macs it will just license out its superior OS to other PC makers (who are jack of Windows and have been lobbying Apple to do just that)
Magic word: growth
Windows “Whatever” is a great platform for most people out there
who work at a job that they can’t stand and hardly ever put forth a decent
effort for since it isn’t expected of them. Microsoft employees are
of course the programmers for the OS these types of people would
write for themselves. Even when it appears that the end is near…they
stick around until they don’t get paid. Then they just find another
job that they might have better luck with. It happens.
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Sputnik you idiot you are just pissed because you can’t hack a mac
Vista was released in 2006. Leopard was released late.