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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.

Google Maps Hates Windows

Google Maps pulls in related images for locations. Check out what they pull in for Microsoft.

Since Google Maps pulls images from organic search, I’m sure this image is not an editorial choice on their part. It’s still damn funny, considering their internal use of Ubuntu and rumors of the coming Google OS.

(Via Alt Nerd.)