I actually think Vista was a really good name - it both plays off of the "Windows" brand (a vista is what you see through the window) and expresses some of the

I actually think Vista was a really good name - it both plays off of the "Windows" brand (a vista is what you see through the window) and expresses some of the goals of the release (visual appeal, the idea of being connected to a vast world). It ended up being tarnished by problems people had with the product and the ecosystem surrounding it, but that's not the fault of the name.