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Should Windows Vista be Ranamed Windows Horizon?

Posted in Humour, Media, Syntagma Media, Web 2.0 on March 22nd, 2006
By John Evans - leave a comment!

However fast you drive or fly towards it, the horizon never gets any nearer.

Windows Vista is a bit like that. Slated as Longhorn for 2003, it had to be rewritten from the floor up in 2004 and was recently promised for Christmas this year.

In an appalling bit of spin that “buries bad news”, Redmond has proudly announced: “Microsoft is on track to complete the product this year, with business availability in November 2006″, but follows that with: “… and broad consumer availability in January 2007″.

A product due for 2003 is now “promised” for 2007. A complete product cycle has been missed. That’s a massive blow for computer manufacturers and retailers who will have to sell XP machines over the holidays just a month or so before Vista becomes “broadly available”.

Mini-Microsoft cries out in shame: “Fire the leadership now.”

Robert Scoble loyally tries to explain the delay while reaching for the Merlot to dim the pain.

Syntagma has a solution for all this uncertainty. Rename Windows Vista, Windows Horizon. Then we’d understand … philosophically, at least.

4 Responses to “Should Windows Vista be Ranamed Windows Horizon?”

  1. [...] As Syntagma puts it: “However fast you drive or fly towards it, the horizon never gets any nearer. … Syntagma has a solution for all this uncertainty. Rename Windows Vista, Windows Horizon. Then we’d understand … philosophically, at least.” [...]

    By » VISTA OFFICE - Windows Vista and Office 2007 on March 24th, 2006 at 11:17 am

  2. [...] As Syntagma comments: “However fast you drive or fly towards it, the horizon never gets any nearer. … Syntagma has a solution for all this uncertainty. Rename Windows Vista, Windows Horizon. Then we’d understand … philosophically, at least.” [...]

    By » Microsoft Future - Tech, News and Information on March 24th, 2006 at 11:31 am

  3. I dont think Windows Vista should be renamed, because many PC’s and Laptops have a label as “Vista Capable”. Then it wont be so nice for people having that label to install another Windows Horizon. In my openion Windows Vista should not be renamed.

    By Saim on June 12th, 2006 at 5:12 am

  4. No…I agree! PC’s are already labeled “Vista Capable”. And they made it..now stick with it. It’s the timing not the name anyway! Right?! I’m waiting!

    By ray on September 9th, 2006 at 12:30 am

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