Where do they get those names?

What's the longest Microsoft product name?

Jonathan Hardwick — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:49:36 GMT

We've done the " silly Microsoft product names " thing before, but in an internal discussion Larry Osterman

Let's take back the fun.

jason kemp .ca — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 05:24:09 GMT

What's the longest Microsoft product name?

Jonathan Hardwick — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:45:47 GMT

I've started a contest for the longest Microsoft product name ever. So far we know what the leading contender is! :)

http://blogs.msdn.com/jonathanh/archive/2005/08/05/448103.aspx

[Community Server trackbacks are failing again]

Let's take back the fun.

jason kemp .ca — Wed, 03 Aug 2005 05:24:36 GMT

Microsoft Cept

Panopticon Central — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 21:22:05 GMT

re: Where do they get those names?

Joku — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 16:52:02 GMT

Why Windows Presentation Foundation is better name than Avalon? While I like the Avalon name a lot, it just is shorter to always use WPF from now on than Avalon. And A is too short for TLA. And TLA's always make a good name!

re: Where do they get those names?

Michael S. Kaplan — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 10:15:21 GMT

It does not take a long name to bad, of course. No one liked what they did to 'Internet Studio' when they made it VISUAL INTERDEV....

re: Where do they get those names?

Orbit — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 06:25:50 GMT

I agree with you Dean, the code names distinguished the two technologies far apart as in "a" and "b" but the new Windows Presentation name here just makes it look like its "a" and "A"..

Windows VII ;)..

re: Where do they get those names?

moose — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 06:15:27 GMT

What do they call it for short? The "Alphabet Soup" team? The "MBBLTFCK" team? WTF? :)

re: Where do they get those names?

Dean Harding — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 06:14:38 GMT

Can we all make a stand right here and right now to never, ever, *ever* call "Avalon" and "Indigo" "Windows Presentation Foundation" and "Windows Communication Framework" respectively?

I mean, fair enough if Avalon and Indigo are just code-names, but come ON! The "official" names are horrible!!

If all us developers stood together, there'd be nothing to stop us! :)