Comments on: CyberNotes: Meanings Behind Microsoft Code Names

By: Seijiro

Seijiro — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:42:24 +0000

Microsoft code names are the coden ames given by Microsoft to products it has in development, before these products are given the names by which they appear on store shelves. Many of these products (new versions of Windows in particular) are of major significance to the IT community, and so the terms are often widely used in discussions prior to the official release. Microsoft usually does not announce a final name until shortly before the product is publicly available. It is not uncommon for Microsoft to reuse coden ames a few years after a previous usage has been abandoned. :C ;D

By: Seijiro

Seijiro — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:41:57 +0000

Microsoft code names are the code names given by Microsoft to products it has in development, before these products are given the names by which they appear on store shelves. Many of these products (new versions of Windows in particular) are of major significance to the IT community, and so the terms are often widely used in discussions prior to the official release. Microsoft usually does not announce a final name until shortly before the product is publicly available. It is not uncommon for Microsoft to reuse code names a few years after a previous usage has been abandoned.

By: Seijiro

Seijiro — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:40:14 +0000

please enter more Microsoft codename..

By: Wandering

Wandering — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:13:21 +0000

The thing about a good code name is that it tells you nothing about the product, the project, or the company. Any meaningful code name really isn’t useful as a code name, and you might as well use a product name, or release it under the code name.

With meaningless code names, when your employees are talking shop in a bar or whatever, and the competition is right next to them, they have no clue what is being discussed — unless of course your employees are incredibly indiscreet or plain stupid.

Code names often have false information leaked about them in an effort to misdirect competitive efforts. This gives them tatical value, then rather than simply strategy.

By: Visitor

Visitor — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:09:02 +0000

I WANT WINDOWS 7 M3!!!!! WHEN IS IT GOING TO BE LEAKED?! I want it!!! It’s making me depressed. Or at least the theme. Here is my face without it >

By: Visitor

Visitor — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:06:55 +0000

Anyone heard of Windows 94, Windows 97, and Windows 99?

By: Visitor

Visitor — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:04:52 +0000

Windows 3.1 was called “Janus”. Just in case you want to know

Windows 7 is expected to be called “Vienna”, like the article said.

Also, when is Windows 7 M3 going to be leaked?

By: Ky

Ky — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:13:56 +0000

Michael Dobrofsky wrote:

They should work more on code and less on code names.

Haha, agreed. IMO, codenames tend to create expectation, and that's exactly what Microsoft wants.

By: Michael Dobrofsky

Michael Dobrofsky — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:46:52 +0000

They should work more on code and less on code names.