MS Vista in trouble?

AsclepiusZ · 07-23-2005, 11:23 PM

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=0...50245&from=rss

axilant · 07-24-2005, 12:03 AM

hahahahahaha!!! Im laughing so hard i have tears!!!

-db- · 07-24-2005, 12:06 AM

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WindozeSux writes....

Imagine that, an anti-microsoft person trying to make a mountain from a molehill.

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(from the article referenced) As of yesterday afternoon, no companies had raised any Vista trademark issues with Microsoft lawyers, spokeswoman Stacy Drake said. She said the company filed for trademark protection of the words "Windows" and "Vista" used together.

ThreeD · 07-24-2005, 12:43 AM

hehe I've already said it once, if it turns out they have to change their name again - we'll have a lot of angry ppl here at NP

Sabre · 07-24-2005, 02:43 AM

Originally Posted by ThreeD

hehe I've already said it once, if it turns out they have to change their name again - we'll have a lot of angry ppl here at NP

Ahh, but then we get another mad rush to get domains!

ThreeD · 07-24-2005, 03:42 AM

Originally Posted by Sabre

Ahh, but then we get another mad rush to get domains!

I already said this in another thread - if MS changes the name one more time I think there is a conspiracy between MS and the major registrars. The registrars make a couple of million extra and MS get their share as well

Venolus · 07-24-2005, 03:46 AM

Originally Posted by ThreeD

I already said this in another thread - if MS changes the name one more time I think there is a conspiracy between MS and the major registrars. The registrars make a couple of million extra and MS get their share as well

I definitely suspect the move of registrars behind this name change

axilant · 07-24-2005, 09:48 AM

i said that the first 1 hour after of them doing the name change. Exactly why i didnt purchase a name... i had a dream about something "like" this the night before, totally different company, a company that didnt even exist O.o, let me tell you it was scary O.o

PoorDoggie · 07-24-2005, 10:00 AM

heh... hope they get sued loads!

I say that, but I suppose I could't live without microsoft. I would have to kill myself.

ThreeD · 07-24-2005, 10:21 AM

Originally Posted by PoorDoggie

heh... hope they get sued loads!

I say that, but I suppose I could't live without microsoft. I would have to kill myself.

I am sure you'd find a substitute

07-24-2005, 01:01 PM

I'm sure Microsoft was aware of John Wall's co before they landed on Vista as the name for their new OS. (BTW, "Longbranch" was always designated as the working title of the new OS, and never considered to be the name that would be used.) I don't know how large Wall's co is, but if I were him, I'd be jumping for joy over the news, and imagine that his "terse comments" are merely a pre-discussions front.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/industry-news/109332-ms-vista-in-trouble.html

As far as speculating is concerned, (varying degrees of), risk goes w/ the territory. Risk is weighed against the potential rewards and is relative to the cutoff point of acceptable loss. I have treaded lightly w/ Vista, due more to getting a late start, (by 3das), and not being able to find enough "2nd round pick-ups" or "1st round misses", that I felt would warrant more risk. I got into LED, RFID, Mobi, "Blink" tech, ogg and a few other emerging areas, well ahead of the curve, and was willing to risk more funds there, because of the broader selection avail due to arriving early. (Of course, the difficulty w/ getting in early, is that there is less assurance that the category you are in, is actually viable, at all, and if it's an extremely new technology, finding enough useful info to figure out how the technology will be applied and what names will be the most relevant for it's future uses.

To my mind, risking the expense of reg fees, for a year or two, for domain name's that relate to a new Microsoft OS, (that may or may not be w/ us for years), particularly when the OS name associates well w/ an existing mark- eg "Windows" : "Vista"- is a risk worth taking. However, and I say this in all sincerity, I do give alot of creedence to some of my dreams, as axilant has done. O.o.

-db- · 07-24-2005, 01:08 PM

OK, you guys better quit talking about your dreams and doing this >> O.o.

It's starting to creep me out.

07-24-2005, 01:43 PM

Quote:

OK, you guys better quit talking about your dreams and doing this >> O.o.
It's starting to creep me out.

"Ah-O.o-ahhh! It's the wherewolf of London, Ah-O.o-Ahhh-ah-O.o!"
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=109332

All I wanna know is where does that cat get his dew?

Hmm.. now what was the OP about, again? Oh yeah. Vista. Well, I kinda like it. Good regs, IMHO.

Masahiro · 07-24-2005, 01:50 PM

ROFL!!!

But seriously,

Originally Posted by Slashdot

Among its primary selling points are new tools for searching and viewing the contents of a PC; communications features; and a lighter desktop appearance with transparent objects.'"

In other words, things that you can already do in XP with various pieces of software on the net?

07-24-2005, 02:39 PM

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In other words, things that you can already do in XP with various pieces of software on the net?

1) Microsoft will rely on advances in technology, (ie dual processors, improved chips and other hardware), to combat the current sluggishness of their new OS. Presently, the word has it that they are working in conjunction w/ a hardware mnfr to beef up PC hdwe to achieve this.
2)Microsoft will continue to trim away at their new OS, aka Vista, continue lowering their expectations of bringing out a system w/ dramatically new architecture, (particularly the file system and how it is queried), leaving us w/ a new product that will be more like XP on steroids than a substantially new OS.
3)Somewhere in between.

Interesting year ahead for Microsoft and the entire technological landscape, for that matter. Should supply a wealth of oppurtunity for new domains that correspond to the emerging tech.

-db- · 07-24-2005, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by Grrilla

"Ah-O.o-ahhh! It's the wherewolf of London, Ah-O.o-Ahhh-ah-O.o!"

Oh, that's just great. Now I got that song stuck in my head.

I just realized I was sitting here singing it as I was browsing the forum.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=109332

Thanks a lot Michael.

07-24-2005, 03:14 PM

Well in that case, (and w/ the caveat that this is the Breakroom, after all):

"Doooo-duh--duh--duhduh --dooooh....!
Shooby-du-do--wha! -- Shooby-du-do--wha!
Doooo-duh--duh--duhduh --dooooh...!
Shooby-du-do--wha! -- Shooby-du-do--wha!
ooo000ooo-uh-ooo000ooo-Uh!

I can see you had a rough, tough Tuesday
Slow motion weekdays tear me down!

Shooby-do-wha!
Shooby-do-wha!

Snapshot image froze
Without a sound!"

Shooby-do-wha!
Shooby-do-wha!..."

andriegel · 07-24-2005, 04:40 PM

This will be interesting:

http://www.rednova.com/news/display/...e=r_technology

Jul. 24--By naming the next version of Windows "Vista," Microsoft may have stepped on the toes of another software company just down the road in Redmond.

That would be Vista, a business software and services company founded in 1999 by John Wall. He was not amused when Microsoft announced its choice yesterday, setting the stage for a massive rollout when its flagship operating system goes on sale in fall 2006.

Wall, a well-known technology executive in the area who earlier founded Wall Data, is examining whether the name violates the trademark his company has held for six years. He plans to raise the issue with Microsoft, a company notoriously protective of its own trademarks, and may take the issue to court.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=109332

"We're going to consider our options and talk to them," he said tersely.

But some naming experts applauded Microsoft's decision. They said it was wise to move away from odd letter combinations such as "XP" to an understandable word with positive connotations. Yet the name may matter less than Microsoft's clout.

"If they called it Windows Garbage, would people still buy it? Yeah, they'd buy it," said David Burd, owner of The Naming Co. in East Stroudsburg, Pa. "They've got something like 90 percent penetration in the world of operating systems."

Sohil · 07-24-2005, 04:44 PM

Already a thread 'bout it here: http://www.namepros.com/industry-news/109332-ms-vista-in-trouble.html

**Dave Zan** · 07-24-2005, 04:51 PM

First froogles, now this. Ain't life great?

barefoottech · 07-24-2005, 05:31 PM

Can Any spell L I N U X

domain4u · 07-24-2005, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by PoorDoggie

heh... hope they get sued loads!

I say that, but I suppose I could't live without microsoft. I would have to kill myself.

umm.... i don't, look at it this way, bill gates donates ABOUT the same amount of money to africa and charities as the usa GOV! he donates a huge amount of his wealth to extremely good causes. And the more wealthy he gets the more he donates, i truely cannot say the same thing for other companies to be honest, he is a rich simple man which i like and he cares about the world for real and not just for the PR (as some actors and actresses do

)
So i am proud to pay for my windows, ms office pro in full knowing that in someway SOME OF my money will also end up going to a good cause.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=109332

Btw. Grrilla , you ever considered being a song writer or a singer, in most threads yu tend to come up with songs lol , just wanted to know if its a hobby or what

harkster · 07-24-2005, 06:20 PM

Originally Posted by Barefoottech

Can Any spell L I N U X

Yes SuSE

but may be moving to another distro if we can't get VmWare running properly on 9.2.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=109332

There is still a great IMHO Vista name out there which keeps begging me to reg.

07-24-2005, 06:41 PM

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Btw. Grrilla , you ever considered being a song writer or a singer, in most threads yu tend to come up with songs lol , just wanted to know if its a hobby or what

Just a phase that I've never grown out of.

I'm one of those guys that whistles while he works and sings to the birds every morning, but I'm really quite harmless, or that's what they tell me anyways. heeheeeheeee...
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=109332

However, I did manage to squeeze a prescription for a new med out of my doctor, which is supposed to help modify this embarrasing behavior, which hopefully, will only occasionally spill out, down here in the bowels of NP, where it belongs.

FYI, in this thread, I have only been doing "covers" and I haven't used any of my own material, *yet*, that is.

IAmAllanShore · 07-24-2005, 07:17 PM

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He was not amused when Microsoft announced its choice yesterday

Bushi.
He was thrilled and we all know it

-Allan

View Poll Results: Vista-related Domain names- do you own any?
Yes, I jumped on the bandwagon like a drunken teenager	2	5.26%
I bought a Vista-related name just in case it's a blockbuster	7	18.42%
I have not bought a Vista name yet, but I might in the future	10	26.32%
Vista-Schmmista! You are all a bunch of squatters!	20	52.63%
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07-24-2005, 01:01 PM	#11 (permalink)
Grrilla Guest Posts: n/a	I'm sure Microsoft was aware of John Wall's co before they landed on Vista as the name for their new OS. (BTW, "Longbranch" was always designated as the working title of the new OS, and never considered to be the name that would be used.) I don't know how large Wall's co is, but if I were him, I'd be jumping for joy over the news, and imagine that his "terse comments" are merely a pre-discussions front. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/industry-news/109332-ms-vista-in-trouble.html As far as speculating is concerned, (varying degrees of), risk goes w/ the territory. Risk is weighed against the potential rewards and is relative to the cutoff point of acceptable loss. I have treaded lightly w/ Vista, due more to getting a late start, (by 3das), and not being able to find enough "2nd round pick-ups" or "1st round misses", that I felt would warrant more risk. I got into LED, RFID, Mobi, "Blink" tech, ogg and a few other emerging areas, well ahead of the curve, and was willing to risk more funds there, because of the broader selection avail due to arriving early. (Of course, the difficulty w/ getting in early, is that there is less assurance that the category you are in, is actually viable, at all, and if it's an extremely new technology, finding enough useful info to figure out how the technology will be applied and what names will be the most relevant for it's future uses. To my mind, risking the expense of reg fees, for a year or two, for domain name's that relate to a new Microsoft OS, (that may or may not be w/ us for years), particularly when the OS name associates well w/ an existing mark- eg "Windows" : "Vista"- is a risk worth taking. However, and I say this in all sincerity, I do give alot of creedence to some of my dreams, as axilant has done. O.o. Last edited by Grrilla; 07-24-2005 at 01:11 PM.

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axilant Account Suspended Join Date: May 2004 Location: /etc/passwd Posts: 2,178	hahahahahaha!!! Im laughing so hard i have tears!!!

07-24-2005, 09:48 AM	#8 (permalink)
axilant Account Suspended Join Date: May 2004 Location: /etc/passwd Posts: 2,178	i said that the first 1 hour after of them doing the name change. Exactly why i didnt purchase a name... i had a dream about something "like" this the night before, totally different company, a company that didnt even exist O.o, let me tell you it was scary O.o

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PoorDoggie Soon to be RICHdoggie! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: UK Posts: 2,408	heh... hope they get sued loads! I say that, but I suppose I could't live without microsoft. I would have to kill myself.

07-24-2005, 03:14 PM	#17 (permalink)
Grrilla Guest Posts: n/a	Well in that case, (and w/ the caveat that this is the Breakroom, after all): "Doooo-duh--duh--duhduh --dooooh....! Shooby-du-do--wha! -- Shooby-du-do--wha! Doooo-duh--duh--duhduh --dooooh...! Shooby-du-do--wha! -- Shooby-du-do--wha! ooo000ooo-uh-ooo000ooo-Uh! I can see you had a rough, tough Tuesday Slow motion weekdays tear me down! Shooby-do-wha! Shooby-do-wha! Snapshot image froze Without a sound!" Shooby-do-wha! Shooby-do-wha!..." Last edited by Grrilla; 07-24-2005 at 03:23 PM.

07-24-2005, 04:40 PM	#18 (permalink)
andriegel Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Palm Springs Posts: 1,262	Survey: Did you get in on the Vista-Name Rush? This will be interesting: http://www.rednova.com/news/display/...e=r_technology Jul. 24--By naming the next version of Windows "Vista," Microsoft may have stepped on the toes of another software company just down the road in Redmond. That would be Vista, a business software and services company founded in 1999 by John Wall. He was not amused when Microsoft announced its choice yesterday, setting the stage for a massive rollout when its flagship operating system goes on sale in fall 2006. Wall, a well-known technology executive in the area who earlier founded Wall Data, is examining whether the name violates the trademark his company has held for six years. He plans to raise the issue with Microsoft, a company notoriously protective of its own trademarks, and may take the issue to court. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=109332 "We're going to consider our options and talk to them," he said tersely. But some naming experts applauded Microsoft's decision. They said it was wise to move away from odd letter combinations such as "XP" to an understandable word with positive connotations. Yet the name may matter less than Microsoft's clout. "If they called it Windows Garbage, would people still buy it? Yeah, they'd buy it," said David Burd, owner of The Naming Co. in East Stroudsburg, Pa. "They've got something like 90 percent penetration in the world of operating systems." Last edited by andriegel; 07-24-2005 at 04:46 PM.

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