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Why We Are Here => Hardware & Technology => Topic started by: bill on April 17, 2012, 01:36:32 AM

Title: Windows 8 will be called....Windows 8!
Post by: bill on April 17, 2012, 01:36:32 AM
http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/archive/2012/04/16/announcing-the-windows-8-editions.aspx

Looks like we'll have

It's nice they've simplified the naming and number of versions. Apparently it was a bit of a PITA for some to figure out whether they wanted the Home Basic, Premium, Pro, or Ultimate version of Windows 7.
Title: Re: Windows 8 will be called....Windows 8!
Post by: Brad on April 17, 2012, 12:37:54 PM
Real snappy namers there at MS.   At least they didn't slap "Live" all over it.  ;D
Title: Re: Windows 8 will be called....Windows 8!
Post by: ukgimp on April 17, 2012, 02:50:36 PM
if it were like apple it would be called:

"windows"
Title: Re: Windows 8 will be called....Windows 8!
Post by: ergophobe on April 17, 2012, 11:13:03 PM
Quote from: ukgimp on April 17, 2012, 02:50:36 PM
if it were like apple it would be called:

"windows"

Don't you mean "Windows OS VIII Snow Yeti"?