Longhorn becomes “Vista”
Microsoft announced today that their next operating system (previously codenamed “Longhorn”) would be called “Windows Vista”.
Vista?
The common definition is sweeping view. To me, though, vista has a different meaning, and it doesn’t exactly inspire confidence. In my younger days my parents owned an Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser:
(courtesy: Vista Cruisers & Cutlass Wagons)Somehow, I’m going to have a hard time getting this picture out of my head. On the positive, side, though, it’s better than burnt orange.
Is this really the best they could come up with?
