I’m not alone in thinking that “Windows Vista” is a really bad name. Apart from the obvious ‘Hasta la Vista’ catch phrase which brings images of the Governor of California single-handedly shooting up Redmond.
Hugh Macleod (I love his little sketches) thinks it is bland.
I did a search for other “Vista’s” on Google. Here’s what I found:
Vista.com – Helping small business do more business.
Vistaprint – Full service graphic design and printing.
MontaVista – Feature rich video phone for the home – runs Montavista Linux. (snigger)
Vista – VISTA is a comprehensive suite of programs and databases for comparative analysis of genomic sequences.
Vista – Software engineering and System Integration.
AltaVista – The search engine.
Vista Software – Vista Software specializes in building high-performance database engines for Windows software developers.
Vista – Vista is a software environment for computer vision research.
Vista Magazine – The Magazine for all Hispanics.
Vista Imaging – Professional Digital Imaging Solutions.
Vista Gold – Vista Gold Corp. evaluates and acquires gold projects with defined gold resources.
Vista Training – VISTA develops training programs for the construction and surface mining industries.
Vista Healthplan – VISTA provides affordable health plans and access to one of Florida’s largest independent physician networks.
Vista Control Systems – Vista Control Systems, reflects the detailed view of your facility provided by our suite of real-time process control software products.
Bloody hell, I’m tired of Googling now.
Nope, Microsoft, you screwed up on this one. Scoble, I agree with your brother.