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#97836 - 2003-01-20 08:31 PM What's in a name?
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Continuing to fiddle with the name of its upcoming Windows server, Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced it will drop the .Net branding from the product's name and will simply call it Windows Server 2003.

For the whole story, see http://itworld.ca/rp.cfm?v=20030100002&S=163302
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#97837 - 2003-01-20 09:03 PM Re: What's in a name?
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A rose by any other name still has thorns... - William Shakeshaft
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#97838 - 2003-01-20 09:51 PM Re: What's in a name?
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You say crap, and I say poop... [Eek!]

But it still stinks! [Big Grin]
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#97839 - 2003-01-20 10:49 PM Re: What's in a name?
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What's Wordsworth anyway ???
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#97840 - 2003-01-20 11:07 PM Re: What's in a name?
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Do you mean Wadsworth?
http://eclecticesoterica.com/longfellow.html
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#97841 - 2003-01-22 10:18 AM Re: What's in a name?
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hmmm ... Wordsworth was an Englishman IIRC [Wink]

{edit} Lookie here

[ 22. January 2003, 13:26: Message edited by: jpols ]
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#97842 - 2003-01-22 04:51 PM Re: What's in a name?
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Wordworth was one the initiator of the romantic movement in poetry which led to Keats, Byron, Shelly, etc which in turn inspired those like Wadsworth. So maybe they are connected.
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#97843 - 2003-01-22 04:57 PM Re: What's in a name?
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Great !

Now we can discuss the name change of Microsofts Marketing department in thhe light of poetry [Big Grin]
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