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From Robert X Cringely's "Infoworld" column:

*Play Vista for me:* It seems Microsoft considered other names
<http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=E83D63:1F5912F> before settling
on Vista, including Sapphire (a worm or a liquor) and Seven (a slasher
flick). I can think of a few others: Windows Succubus (Windows Sux, for
short), Windows Ice (because it’s constantly melting down), and Winux
(just to give SCO someone else to sue). Meanwhile, Cringefan Ken M.
points out that VISTA is really an acronym for Viruses, Infections,
Spyware, Trojans, and Adware. That’s clarity for you.



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