Microsoft has changed
the codename for the post-Vista version of its upcoming Windows operating system
from Blackcomb to Vienna.
Software developers typically use codenames for software projects while
allowing the marketing department to come up with a more appropriate name at a
later stage.
Windows Vista was developed under the Longhorn codename, while the preceding
Windows XP operating system was known as Whistler.
Both Whistler and
Blackcomb
are Canadian ski resorts north of Seattle, where Microsoft is headquartered.
Longhorn is named after a
bar in the same
area.
Microsoft disclosed the name change on its
Channel
9 website for developers, but did not provide any data on a projected launch
date for Vienna.
The next version of Windows remains as Vista, which is scheduled for release
later this year.
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