[spiderowych]

Why is Microsofts operating sistem named by window??? Would you like to change it to something different??? Or just write new name for Windows 8!

[LiveBrianD]

Originally because of the GUI in the early versions, which literally used windows, compared to DOS. I see no need to change the name.

[LincolnSpector]

spiderowych, on 21 September 2011 - 04:19 PM, said:

Why is Microsofts operating sistem named by window??? Would you like to change it to something different??? Or just write new name for Windows 8!

Early on, Microsoft adopted a marketing strategy of using simple, descriptive, one-work names. Word is an excellent example.

Windows fit that philosophy. At the time, graphic user interfaces (GUI) were still new. The Mac was the only one that had enjoyed any significant success. The word windows simply described one of the most obvious differences between a GUI and a command-line interface like DOS.

Lincoln

[LiveBrianD]

Good point Lincoln. On the other hand, word used to be called 'Microsoft Office Word 2003' in the start menu. Now it's just 'Microsoft Word 2010'. Or how about just 'Microsoft Word'? Still much better than 'The absolutely awesome perfect great powerful word processor by Microsoft that kicks Google Docs' ass in a lot of cases but not all, version 2010' though.

[LincolnSpector]

LiveBrianD, on 22 September 2011 - 02:49 PM, said:

Good point Lincoln. On the other hand, word used to be called 'Microsoft Office Word 2003' in the start menu. Now it's just 'Microsoft Word 2010'. Or how about just 'Microsoft Word'? Still much better than 'The absolutely awesome perfect great powerful word processor by Microsoft that kicks Google Docs' ass in a lot of cases but not all, version 2010' though.

It was Microsoft Word long before there was a Microsoft Office (another simple name). I remember when Microsoft Word was a truly dreadful DOS word processor and WordPerfect was kicking its butt in every way.

I forgot to mention that the word Microsoft was always an important part of the name. You can't trademark a common word like word or windows. You can trademark your company name followed by a common word.

In fact, Microsoft once asked PC World to call the OS Microsoft Windows, rather than just Windows. We ignored the request.

Lincoln

[smax013]

LincolnSpector, on 23 September 2011 - 07:57 AM, said:

LiveBrianD, on 22 September 2011 - 02:49 PM, said:

Good point Lincoln. On the other hand, word used to be called 'Microsoft Office Word 2003' in the start menu. Now it's just 'Microsoft Word 2010'. Or how about just 'Microsoft Word'? Still much better than 'The absolutely awesome perfect great powerful word processor by Microsoft that kicks Google Docs' ass in a lot of cases but not all, version 2010' though.

It was Microsoft Word long before there was a Microsoft Office (another simple name). I remember when Microsoft Word was a truly dreadful DOS word processor and WordPerfect was kicking its butt in every way.

I forgot to mention that the word Microsoft was always an important part of the name. You can't trademark a common word like word or windows. You can trademark your company name followed by a common word.

In fact, Microsoft once asked PC World to call the OS Microsoft Windows, rather than just Windows. We ignored the request.

Lincoln

I remember when Microsoft Word was a GUI based word processor on the Mac LONG before it was GUI based word processor for Windows. WordPerfect was THE word processor for DOS. Word did not become the default word processor for people to use until Windows really took off. WordPerfect sat on their tushie and did not shift it to Windows for a LONG, LONG time. And by then, Word was in a dominate position. Some people still preferred WordPerfect (and still do), but they were the minority once Windows took things over.

[LiveBrianD]

Apprantly WordPerfect still exists. I doubt it has much market share though.

[LincolnSpector]

smax013, on 25 September 2011 - 12:17 PM, said:

I remember when Microsoft Word was a GUI based word processor on the Mac LONG before it was GUI based word processor for Windows. WordPerfect was THE word processor for DOS.

Word for Windows initially felt like a port of the Mac version, made by people pretending the DOS version didn't exist. That made sense, since the Mac Word was so good and the DOS one so bad.

Lincoln

[JimH443]

How about naming it Bob? That worked so well the first time around.

[LiveBrianD]

JimH443, on 30 September 2011 - 08:56 AM, said:

How about naming it Bob? That worked so well the first time around.

Hmm... since MS Bob failed, how about MS Joe?

[LincolnSpector]

JimH443, on 30 September 2011 - 08:56 AM, said:

How about naming it Bob? That worked so well the first time around.

LOL!

During that brief, pre-Internet time when the industry saw CD-ROM as a publishing platform for content, Redmond released a CD called Microsoft Dogs. I joked that it was a bundle of Money and Bob.

Lincoln

[MACDROID84]

honestly, i would rename it Gaia. Microsoft and windows being a global force as well as pretty much all society going global, it would be a good fit. I don't think good, exciting things when i think of windows. maybe its time to refresh the brand. refresh the icon as well. maybe the old windows logo with the "world at night" laid over it? just my 2 cents

[LincolnSpector]

MACDROID84, on 01 November 2011 - 09:53 AM, said:

honestly, i would rename it Gaia. Microsoft and windows being a global force as well as pretty much all society going global, it would be a good fit. I don't think good, exciting things when i think of windows. maybe its time to refresh the brand. refresh the icon as well. maybe the old windows logo with the "world at night" laid over it? just my 2 cents

I've often wondered why no one released a program called Defenestration for Windows (if you don't get it, look it up).

But how many remember when Microsoft licensed the Rolling Stones' song Start Me Up for their Windows 95 ads. They carefully edited the song to avoid the one line that really seemed to fit Windows, "You make a grown man cry."

Lincoln

[MACDROID84]

LOL why don't they release music videos with windows any more? I loved the Weezer video that came with our copy of 95. Every OS has its flaws, but windows just makes me cry so much more often than my friends with macs..... why billyboo why?

[LiveBrianD]

LincolnSpector, on 02 November 2011 - 08:06 AM, said:

MACDROID84, on 01 November 2011 - 09:53 AM, said:

honestly, i would rename it Gaia. Microsoft and windows being a global force as well as pretty much all society going global, it would be a good fit. I don't think good, exciting things when i think of windows. maybe its time to refresh the brand. refresh the icon as well. maybe the old windows logo with the "world at night" laid over it? just my 2 cents

I've often wondered why no one released a program called Defenestration for Windows (if you don't get it, look it up).

But how many remember when Microsoft licensed the Rolling Stones' song Start Me Up for their Windows 95 ads. They carefully edited the song to avoid the one line that really seemed to fit Windows, "You make a grown man cry."

Lincoln

lol... and the Mac should get thrown out of the window, right?

[MACDROID84]

No windows 2000. Period. Endo story

[LiveBrianD]

MACDROID84, on 02 November 2011 - 04:32 PM, said:

No windows 2000. Period. Endo story

Why? It's a perfectly stable OS and its' kernel is the core of Windows XP, Vista, and 7.

[MACDROID84]

I had so many problems with that OS... I hate it with a passion. Maybe it was my personal experience, but I never had anything good come out of that.