Odyssey - SmartPhone
(Redirected from Microsoft codenames)Microsoft codenames are the codenames given by Microsoft to products it has in development, before these products are given the names by which they appear on store shelves. Many of these products (new versions of Windows in particular) are of major significance to the IT community, and so the terms are often widely used in discussions prior to the official release. Microsoft usually does not announce a final name until shortly before the product is publicly available.
There has been some suggestion that Microsoft may move towards defining the real name of their upcoming products earlier in the product development lifecycle so as to avoid needing product codenames. [1]
Early Windows versions
Windows NT family
Windows CE family
DirectX family
Visual Studio family
SQL Server family
Experimental operating systems
Others
References
^ Brier Dudley (May 2, 2006). Fun with Microsoft code names. From Semsons & Co. Brier Dudley's blog. The Seattle Times. Retrieved on 2006-07-23. ^ Deposition of Bill Gates. U. S. Languages: English. v. Microsoft Special Report. washingtonpost. com (August 27, 1998). Retrieved on 2006-07-23. ^ a b Chris Smith (April 30, 2006). Minimum requirements: SmartPhone. Some Microsoft codenames. Chris Smith's completely unique view. MSDN Blogs. Retrieved on 2006-07-23.