“I’ve been asked why we used the name “Yamazaki” as a codename for CE 6.0 - There’s some history behind the naming of Windows CE versions, here’s the short version…”

This blog entry by Mike Hall is a fascinating insight into how WinCE codenames came about - with a twist at the end! I can understand how the tree/tool names came about - it’s pretty logical I suppose - but the switch to *whiskey* isn’t quite explained. Now wouldn’t that be a story we’d like to hear - guess we’ll never know . I’ll forbear from making any silly statements regarding the switch from tree/tool names (”solid”, “dependable”, “functional”) to *whiskey* names (”inebriated”, “can’t-quite-focus-on-the-road”). Oh…I just did .

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