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I picture exactly this happening. "Oh Trendstone? Yes that project was shelved. It's now called Blackbriar, but as you didn't ask that, so we wont' tell you it'

I picture exactly this happening. "Oh Trendstone? Yes that project was shelved. It's now called Blackbriar, but as you didn't ask that, so we wont' tell you it's the same thing with a different name."

grbalaffa 13y ago
Just like when Steve Ballmer claimed[1] that "Vista has never been delayed" because they changed the name.[2] [1] http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2005-09-25/online-extra-steve-ballmer-shrugs-off-the-critics http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2005-09-25/online-extra-... [2] http://windowsitpro.com/windows-server-2008/hasta-la-vista-longhorn-how-microsoft-explained-name-change-employees-partners http://windowsitpro.com/windows-server-2008/hasta-la-vista-l...