BetaNews | Longhorn Gets a Name: Windows Vista

BetaNews Longhorn Gets a Name: Windows Vista: "The folks at Redmond have long pointed to the user interface of the next generation Windows release as one of its major selling points. Now, Microsoft has chosen an official name for Longhorn with just that in mind. Enter: Windows Vista.


Word of the new name leaked out late Thursday after Microsoft tipped off journalists and enthusiast sites of an impending Longhorn-related announcement due Friday morning. 'Windows Vista' was first mentioned at a Microsoft sales conference in Atlanta, according to reports."