Re: ADT Pro With Windows 7 (64-Bit)

[Polymorph <polymorph69@hotmail.com>]

On Jun 16, 2:44 pm, Michael Kent <n.k...@webtv.remove.this.com> wrote:
> Could someone please enlighten me -- because I'm too lazy to look it up -- how
> we got to Windows 7?  I remember
>
> Windows 3.1
> Windows 95
> Windows 98
> Windows NT
> Windows XP
> Windows Vista
>
> Shouldn't the next version of Windows be Windows 9 or something?
>
> Sorry for the distraction,
> Mike
>
> --
> Michael Kent                                             Apple II Forever!
> St. Peters, MO
>                 Remove "." between "n" and "kent" to reply.

Lifted directly from the Windows Blog:
http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2008/10/13/introducing-windows-7.aspx

"And, as you probably know, since we began development of the next
version of the Windows client operating system we have been referring
to it by a codename, "Windows 7."  But now is a good time to announce
that we've decided to officially call the next version of Windows,
"Windows 7."

While I know there have been a few cases at Microsoft when the
codename of a product was used for the final release, I am pretty sure
that this is a first for Windows. You might wonder about the decision.

The decision to use the name Windows 7 is about simplicity. Over the
years, we have taken different approaches to naming Windows.  We've
used version numbers like Windows 3.11, or dates like Windows 98, or
"aspirational" monikers like Windows XP or Windows Vista.  And since
we do not ship new versions of Windows every year, using a date did
not make sense.  Likewise, coming up with an all-new "aspirational"
name does not do justice to what we are trying to achieve, which is to
stay firmly rooted in our aspirations for Windows Vista, while
evolving and refining the substantial investments in platform
technology in Windows Vista into the next generation of Windows.

Simply put, this is the seventh release of Windows, so therefore
"Windows 7" just makes sense."

Wow! I feel kinda dirty posting that in an Apple II newsgroup. Please
disregard anything I said.  ;-)

Cheers,
Mike