MS new OS to be named Vista

Microsoft is looking past Windows and taking a long view its future by naming its next-generation operating system ‘Vista’. As per Microsoft’s site it will be released in 2006, was formerly Windows code name “Longhorn”.

It’s certainly more user-friendly sounding than previous versions - earlier Windows incarnations had tecchie-sounding titles (NT, XP), and references to their year of release (95, 98, 2000, 2003). “It’s really about your view of the world,” said Windows director, Neil Charney.