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Microsoft shortens Windows name
The previously named Windows XP and 2003 "64-bit edition for 64-bit extended
systems" has now just been shorted to "for X64". Eg. Windows XP Pro for X64 or Windows Server 2003 for X64. Looks like Microsoft has decided on X64 as the universal moniker for all X86-64 marketing names. Yousuf Khan http://entmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=6343 -- Humans: contact me at ykhan at rogers dot com Spambots: just reply to this email address ;-) |
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"Yousuf Khan" wrote in message t.cable.rogers.com... | The previously named Windows XP and 2003 "64-bit edition for 64-bit extended | systems" has now just been shorted to "for X64". Eg. Windows XP Pro for X64 | or Windows Server 2003 for X64. | | Looks like Microsoft has decided on X64 as the universal moniker for all | X86-64 marketing names. | | Yousuf Khan | How many staff meetings did it take for them to think up 'X64' I wonder? |
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"Yousuf Khan" wrote shorted to "for X64". Eg. Windows XP Pro for X64 or Windows Server 2003 for X64. Will there be a Home edition? -- Ed Light Smiley :-/ MS Smiley :-\ Send spam to the FTC at Thanks, robots. |
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"Ed Light" wrote in message news:F_wVc.86533$Lj.46626@fed1read03... "Yousuf Khan" wrote shorted to "for X64". Eg. Windows XP Pro for X64 or Windows Server 2003 for X64. Will there be a Home edition? The Home edition seems to be somewhat dysfunctional - they're thinking about calling it X Spouse. It was going to be finalized in a matter of weeks, but attorneys for both parties are dragging matters out and it's getting very messy. (Sorry, I just couldn't help myself.) |
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By Sat, 21 Aug 2004 01:31:46 GMT, "MyndPhlyp"
decided to post " Microsoft shortens Windows name" to alt.comp.hardware.amd.x86-64: "Ed Light" wrote in message news:F_wVc.86533$Lj.46626@fed1read03... "Yousuf Khan" wrote shorted to "for X64". Eg. Windows XP Pro for X64 or Windows Server 2003 for X64. Will there be a Home edition? The Home edition seems to be somewhat dysfunctional - they're thinking about calling it X Spouse. It was going to be finalized in a matter of weeks, but attorneys for both parties are dragging matters out and it's getting very messy. (Sorry, I just couldn't help myself.) In order to rid one's self of the floppy, one should upgrade to mistress 4.0, taking care not to overwrite spouse 2.1 or girlfriend 17.2(beta). These patches and workarounds should be applied only to systems specified in this documentlink; they should be considered to be under testing at this point, and should only be applied if symptoms mentioned above persist. Next time, RTFM before LYAO, k???? /ts -- find / -iname "*gw*" -exec rm -rf {} \; In heaven, there is no beer, That's why we drink it here, And when we're all gone from here, Our friends will be drinking all the beer! -- Famous old Czech song about beer -- |
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Stubby Boardman wrote:
Looks like Microsoft has decided on X64 as the universal moniker for all X86-64 marketing names. Yousuf Khan How many staff meetings did it take for them to think up 'X64' I wonder? Probably one more than the one that came up with "64-bit Edition for 64-bit Extended Systems". :-) Yousuf Khan |
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On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 17:02:37 -0700, "Stubby Boardman"
wrote: "Yousuf Khan" wrote in message et.cable.rogers.com... | The previously named Windows XP and 2003 "64-bit edition for 64-bit extended | systems" has now just been shorted to "for X64". Eg. Windows XP Pro for X64 | or Windows Server 2003 for X64. | | Looks like Microsoft has decided on X64 as the universal moniker for all | X86-64 marketing names. | | Yousuf Khan | How many staff meetings did it take for them to think up 'X64' I wonder? Probably none. It sounds to me like the middle management was off having countless staff meetings to decide on "64-bit edition for 64-bit extended systems" while everyone actually doing the work just ignored all that garbage and decided on 'X64'. Then, after the bean counters figured out that the staff-meeting name was going to require them to completely redesign the box, labels and all marketing material because it was just too long, someone figured on the bright idea of completely ignoring the morons who thought of this name in the first place and just using 'X64', which is what everyone was calling it in the first place. Ok... maybe that's just my version of the events without having actually been involved in any way : ------------- Tony Hill hilla underscore 20 at yahoo dot ca |
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Ed Light wrote: "Yousuf Khan" wrote shorted to "for X64". Eg. Windows XP Pro for X64 or Windows Server 2003 for X64. Will there be a Home edition? Since M$ used Rolling Stones 'Start me up' for promoting Win95, I suppose that this time they will use The Beatles 'When I'm 64'. |
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LOL!
IIRC, "I can't get no satisfaction" was used for Win95? "Johannes H Andersen" wrote in message news:4127330F.8E07C48C@wsrexaoxazxsizefitterwozeoa rrxzx.com... Ed Light wrote: "Yousuf Khan" wrote shorted to "for X64". Eg. Windows XP Pro for X64 or Windows Server 2003 for X64. Will there be a Home edition? Since M$ used Rolling Stones 'Start me up' for promoting Win95, I suppose that this time they will use The Beatles 'When I'm 64'. |
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"Alexander Grigoriev" wrote in message ink.net... LOL! IIRC, "I can't get no satisfaction" was used for Win95? Nope it was "Start me Up" for win95 |
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