King of Digg

In the age of social news, he who captures the spirit of the times makes the headlines. Nowadays, the spirit of the times captions cats on 4chan and exposes shills on YouTube. Uncover the world of competitive Diggers in King of Digg.

Windows 7 to Be Called Windows 7

When I first heard that codename Windows Longhorn was to be branded Windows Vista, I scoffed at the name. It sounded too dumbed-down, as if computer users couldn’t grasp the concept of version numbers and acronyms. 3.11, 95, 98, 2000, NT, XP — now those were version names. Vista sounds like listless. Two years later, that’s exactly how Vista sales are: listless.

That’s why I’m glad Microsoft will brand Windows 7 simply that: Windows 7.

Over the years, we’ve watched Windows go from cool DOS front-end to integrated graphical OS to vaguely bloated mess. Let’s hope this return to simplicity in name reflects a return to simplicity in function.