???? – 2017retired
Funimation
“Dubbed, loved, and eventually absorbed by its own successor — rest easy, senpai.”
“Aero glass, endless dialogs, and a five-year wait that gave us all of it”
Windows Vista arrived in November 2006 as the direct successor to Windows XP, capping the longest gap between successive Windows releases to that point. It was the first Windows release available via digital distribution when it hit Windows Marketplace on January 30, 2007. Development had begun back in 2001 under the codename Longhorn, growing from a modest update into a major release loaded with new features built o
The journey was a marathon by Microsoft standards, with a period of protracted development that was unprecedented for the company. It rolled out in stages to businesses, OEMs, and retailers before its international debut in early 2007, and it lived on until its retirement in 2017. Whatever the jokes, it bridged two eras of Windows and left the digital storefront door open for everything that followed.
Spotted something wrong? Every fact on this page traces to a dated source. Fixes make the graveyard better for everyone.
“Dubbed, loved, and eventually absorbed by its own successor — rest easy, senpai.”
“Gchat by any name, we typed on until the end.”
“U-H-O — it sought you, found you, and finally signed off.”