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Hi All,

I would like to ask, why Windows 7 come with this name? what is the meaning of "7"?

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Syed Mutahir Ali

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arixsin

So, let me summarize:

There is no 100% reason why it 7 was picked.

It is not TRULY the 7th major Windows version. (what about the 95/98/ME series?)
It was never OFFICIALLY stated that it had anything to do with a Chinese lucky number. That is just speculation and coincidence.

Microsoft wanted to go back to a numbering system for their WIndows versions (like Apple has been doing). My theory is that in a meeting, the put it to a vote, and more people liked 7 than like 6 or 8.

It is what it is.

Arabsoft-ACS

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Confused more and more, everyone give me a different meaning, which one I have to say this is the right?

jazzIIIlove

Hi there;
when we examine the history of Windows:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Microsoft_Windows#Windows_7

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Windows NT 3.1 including up to Service Pack 3
Windows NT 3.5 including up to Service Pack 3
Windows NT 3.51 including up to Service Pack 5
Windows NT 4.0 including up to Service Pack 6a
Windows 2000 (Windows NT 5.0) including up to Service Pack 4
Windows XP (Windows NT 5.1) including up to Service Pack 3
Windows Server 2003 (Windows NT 5.2) including up to Service Pack 2
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (Windows NT 5.2) including up to Service Pack 2
Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs (Windows NT 5.1) including up to Service Pack 3
Windows Home Server (Windows NT 5.2)
Windows Vista (Windows NT 6.0) including up to Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 (Windows NT 6.0) including up to Service Pack 2
Windows 7 (Windows NT 6.1)
Windows Server 2008 R2 (Windows NT 6.1)
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and please examine the following:
http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2008/10/14/why-7.aspx

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So we see Windows 7 as our next logical significant release and 7th in the family of Windows releases.
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My personal idea is giving a name as 7 is not a good idea since while googling it, you may have some inaccurate pages and 7-zip may be taking a great hit while googling "7".

google-> why 7 in windows 7
2nd result is 7-zip.

Best regards.

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centerv

After Vista MS was shooting craps.
It needed a "natural" from the roll of the dice.
A come-out roll of 7 .

arixsin

I'l throw another one out there, Maybe Microsoft is admitting to having committed all of the 7 deadly sins.

wrath, greed, sloth, vanity, lust, envy, and gluttony.

Mike_Carroll

...and here's another...

They might have googled "the answer to life, the universe and everything" and got the answer 42 and then divided that by the number of millions wasted trying unsuccessfully to think of a new name: 42 / 6 = 7

Windows 7

(c:

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