Microsoft seeking two letters cooler than X and P
Posted by Matthew on Sunday October 6, 2002 @02:04AM
from the A-rose-by-any-other-name dept.
Matthew writes: Sources inside Microsoft say that a secret search is on for two letters that are cooler in combination than X and P.
“When we named NT, we didn’t even consider the “cool” factor–we just got lucky.”
“Of course, we learned our lesson naming Windows after the calendar year. Sure, that worked in the nineties, but what were we going to call XP, ought two?”
“Windows Me was, of course, a compromise. When The Bill decided that NT 5 would be called Windows 2000, we were left high and dry on a name for the Y2K edition of Windows 98. ‘Millenium Edition’ just sort of fell out of the process and we went with it. Nobody was entirely happy with it.”
“But we really upped the anty with XP–it was the zeitgeist of 2002. There may be no cooler pair of letters, except perhaps XL, which we obviously can’t use.”
“We’ve been playing with some combinations, you know, things like GT, VX, TR, SL, and so on. But we’re not there yet. There’s 676 combinations, and we’re considering everyone of them. Except FU. So that’s 675 combinations that we’re considering. And PU, that’s not going to make the cut. So 674.”
Subject:No Subject Given
I changed “Me” to “Windows Me” because “Me was, of course, a compromise” sounded cookie-monster-ish.
Me want cookie.
Comment by Squid — October 6, 2002 @ 5:40 am
Subject:What about Mac?
Gee, I wonder what Apple's going to do? Mac OS XI? Not cool. Not cool at all.
Comment by Matthew — October 6, 2002 @ 11:20 pm
Subject:letters that define Microsoft…
I'm thinking XS.
Comment by Matthew Musgrove — October 9, 2002 @ 11:51 am
Subject:Kein Betreff
I vote for OY (Oh Why … did I buy this product)
Fredi
Comment by Subway — October 14, 2002 @ 3:53 am
Subject:Re: Kein Betreff
Or Windows BS?
Comment by Anonymous Poster — January 15, 2003 @ 5:19 pm
Subject:Kein Betreff
What about three letters windows xxx
Comment by Alexander — November 12, 2003 @ 1:06 am
Subject:Re: Kein Betreff
How about..
Windows WTF
Comment by Will — November 27, 2003 @ 5:41 pm
Subject:Re: with three letters?
If they don't deliver longhorn on time, it might as well be called Windows RIP.
Comment by Marcello — January 9, 2004 @ 11:53 am
Subject:Re: with three letters?
Windoes DOA?
Comment by Anonymous Poster — March 18, 2004 @ 6:13 am
Subject:Re: with three letters?
Win XR cist
Comment by rON — March 22, 2004 @ 11:44 am
Subject:Re: with three letters?
I think we need to expand it out to six letters:
BOHICA
Comment by Cal Smith — April 15, 2004 @ 7:30 am
Subject:Re: letters that define Microsoft…
Very nice =D
Comment by bluecup — April 23, 2004 @ 3:21 pm
Subject:No Subject Given
What about using symbols like Windows $$
Or, since ir is international, we could use (in order), the sign for the British Pound, the sign for the Euro and the dollar sign. This also has the advantage of looking like LES, which is truth in advertising.
Comment by grbl — April 27, 2004 @ 8:04 am
Subject:Re: letters that define Microsoft…
Windows XT, perhaps?
Comment by Joshua Haney — May 11, 2004 @ 9:39 pm
Subject:Re: Kein Betreff
Let's see… I definitely like OY… Of course, you can't neglect Windows TP or Windows
BM…
Comment by Joshua Haney — May 11, 2004 @ 9:41 pm
Subject:Re: Kein Betreff
Or as my Jewish friend would say…
OY vey!
Comment by Anonymous Poster — May 13, 2004 @ 7:20 pm
Subject:Re: with three letters?
How about Windows GTO? Only if it matches the classic.
Comment by Ben — August 19, 2004 @ 3:47 pm
Subject:Re: with three letters?
Or perhaps 4? Windows BSOD.
Comment by jitspoe — November 16, 2004 @ 8:16 pm
Subject:Re: No Subject Given
If you really want truth in advertising, how about Windows SUX?
Comment by Kora Kildem — November 5, 2005 @ 6:45 pm
Subject:Re: name
i know the best one …..
windows “ER” (emergency room)
thats the perfect name when you get frustrated and kill yourself. LOL
Comment by homoli victor.. — December 5, 2005 @ 3:51 pm