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by guruofdos

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Ok, forget the decimal point in early versions, and odd incarnations like NT3.51 and WFWG 3.11 (which were really just enhancements, not versions in their own right).

Notice how Microsoft have developed the theme of 2 digits or letters to identify new releases...

Windows 3.0, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT (ok, I'll concede it does have an extra 2 digits!)

Then we get Windows 2000...and following the trend, it gets referred to as Windows 2K. Now we have Windows Experience looming on the horizon....and Microsoft come up with the monicker Windows XP.

What other re-incarnations can we look forward to from Uncle Bill in the near future? I have a few suggestions...

Windows MB (More Bugs!)
Windows NA (Not Again!)
Windows GL (Get Lost!)
Windows OM (One More!)
Windows AG (Anybody's Guess!)

Anyone else got any witty suggestions...best answers to be submitted to Uncle Bill for his perusal as I'm sure he's thinking ahead, rather than concentrating on giving us a current version that's stable!

As an afterthought Renault (the French car manufacturer) did much the same thing...they numbered their cars, then later switched to letters. I owned a Renault 5, 11, 12, 19 and 25...then they stopped using numbers so I switched to a Peugeot 309!!!

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Windows FU
Windows SX
Windows PO

Or are these the ones we've already had?

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by dcrowe

How 'bout

MCSE - Most Certainly will Soon Expire, or Must Constatnly Seek Education (training), My Certification Soon Expires

MCP - Mostly Competent Professional, My Certification's Paper

WindowsOE - or else
WindowsBRF - Bill's RetifrementFund (ok, so it's 3 letters)
WindowsPC - piece of crap
WindowsCI - come-on in
WindowsUS - unsecure
WIndowsKUWJ - keep up with the Jones'
WIndowsJB - just because

Hey, this is kinda' fun! Thanx for the distraction.

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