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I’m curious if the first five letters were meant to imply “F*** Genuine Windows” or if that’s just a coincidence.

• rhema 3y ago
  I always thought the GW was short for George W. Bush. Not a popular figure when XP came out.
  • tapland 3y ago
    When XP released he had the highest approval rating ever measured for any US president.
    • psychphysic 3y ago
      I've just seen a chart on the BBC of approval ratings and elections share. My word was Dubya popular in 2001
      • thx-2718 3y ago
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    • frumper 3y ago
      https://news.gallup.com/poll/116500/presidential-approval-ratings-george-bush.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/116500/presidential-approval-ra... Chart for reference
  • timbit42 3y ago
    Maybe it's for GW-BASIC.
• Lammy 3y ago
  My headcanon is it was FuCK GateWay, as in the PC OEM the volume-license key was generated for