Windows XP production code name taken from place to ski

Of course not be a strange thing if each product to be released by a company must have a special product code . It was also experienced by Windows XP before it was released to the public in 2001.

Before Windows XP was released officially , various rumors circulating and many languages ​​will the operating system . Of all the rumors, one of which is of particular concern is the circulation of rumors regarding a product code is the estimated initial name of Windows XP .

As quoted from Wikipedia , the first name is Whistler . The name is the name of a region in British Columbia . Pick the name because the number of Microsoft employees who often go to the area to go skiing at a resort in the mountains of Whistler .

Besides just because of the many Microsoft employees are often skiing in the area , there is no information why the code name for Windows XP should use Whistler .
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After Whistler for Windows XP , there are several code names used by another family line of Windows XP , such as Windows XP Embedded Mantis , Freestyle for Windows XP Media Center Edition , Harmony for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004, the Symphony for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Emerald for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Update Rollup 2 and Springboard for Windows XP Service Pack 2

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