Windows Vista will be replaced by;
I actually prefer the simplicity of numbering, be it year or version based, if only to avoid the mapping of names to releases. The only odd comment in the post;
And since we do not ship new versions of Windows every year, using a date did not make sense."
So, will the next Windows Server drop its date based naming?
PS: I'm still on XP so maybe Vista won't happen: XP + 1 = Windows 7?