Nonprofits slam Microsoft's Vista name

Iria · Aug 2, 2005, 08:42 PM

Microsoft Corp. Monday again came under fire for its choice of the name "Windows Vista" for the next version of its client operating system, this time from two groups that help health-care organizations implement U.S. Veterans Administration (VA) software.

The VistA Software Alliance and WorldVista, two nonprofit groups that assist American veterans hospitals, nursing homes and clinics with the VA's VistA software, have denounced Microsoft's name choice, citing possible confusion between the operating system and the software used to store and manage veterans' patient information.

"The confusion created by Microsoft and its choice of the word 'Vista' is an affront to the people who take care of our nation's veterans," Barbara Boykin, chairman of the VistA Software Alliance said in a press statement. "The VistA software enables these caring professionals to provide our veterans with some of the best healthcare in the nation. Microsoft is demeaning their passion and dedication to our veterans by expropriating the name Vista."

VistA has been in use for about 20 years and provides electronic records for millions of veterans in 163 hospitals, 135 nursing homes and 850 clinics, according to the groups.
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YAYitsAndrew · Aug 2, 2005, 08:45 PM

Time to move on to the next name. May I suggest Microsoft OVN? (Obscure Version Name)

AttroPheed · Aug 2, 2005, 08:56 PM

vista is about the lamest name for an OS since tiger. i hope they change that shit. they should do scary animal names like apple. Windows Bear has an nice ring to it and it could manage to attract some fetish gay dudes from the apple crowd.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Aug 2, 2005, 09:23 PM

WHY VISTA IS SO WIDELY USED NO ONE CAN MAKE A CLAIM ON THE NAME!!!!
Those invalved should STFU and stop advertiseing windows next for them....
Vista is 100% free to be used by anyone for just about anything

YAYitsAndrew · Aug 3, 2005, 12:33 AM

Apples are pretty damn common too but I dare you to make a software company with it in the name.

Vista is a shitty name. We can't even abbreviate it all cool like winxp. winv? Suck me!

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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Nonprofits slam Microsoft's Vista name Microsoft Corp. Monday again came under fire for its choice of the name "Windows Vista" for the next version of its client operating system, this time from two groups that help health-care organizations implement U.S. Veterans Administration (VA) software. The VistA Software Alliance and WorldVista, two nonprofit groups that assist American veterans hospitals, nursing homes and clinics with the VA's VistA software, have denounced Microsoft's name choice, citing possible confusion between the operating system and the software used to store and manage veterans' patient information. "The confusion created by Microsoft and its choice of the word 'Vista' is an affront to the people who take care of our nation's veterans," Barbara Boykin, chairman of the VistA Software Alliance said in a press statement. "The VistA software enables these caring professionals to provide our veterans with some of the best healthcare in the nation. Microsoft is demeaning their passion and dedication to our veterans by expropriating the name Vista." VistA has been in use for about 20 years and provides electronic records for millions of veterans in 163 hospitals, 135 nursing homes and 850 clinics, according to the groups. __________ Read More / Source: ITWorld.com

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YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Time to move on to the next name. May I suggest Microsoft OVN? (Obscure Version Name) __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

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AttroPheed DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Paris Posts: 386 Rep Power: 0	vista is about the lamest name for an OS since tiger. i hope they change that shit. they should do scary animal names like apple. Windows Bear has an nice ring to it and it could manage to attract some fetish gay dudes from the apple crowd. __________________ "Facts seldom interfere with belief." - James Randi "Where knowledge ends, superstition begins." - Some Guy "A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence." - David Hume [COLOR=red]Flying Spaghetti Is Lord!![/COLOR] My PC Stats

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The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	WHY VISTA IS SO WIDELY USED NO ONE CAN MAKE A CLAIM ON THE NAME!!!! Those invalved should STFU and stop advertiseing windows next for them.... Vista is 100% free to be used by anyone for just about anything __________________

Aug 3, 2005, 12:33 AM	#5
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Apples are pretty damn common too but I dare you to make a software company with it in the name. Vista is a shitty name. We can't even abbreviate it all cool like winxp. winv? Suck me! __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com