The popular belief is that pre-reset "Longhorn" builds are based on Windows XP. Bill Gates would later state that this choice for a codename of the operating system was "a bit random".
Whistler and Blackcomb are names of mountains in British Columbia, Canada, and Longhorn is the name of a saloon located in between the two mountains, representing the operating system's initial status as an internim release between the two products. "Longhorn" was chosen as the codename for the operating system to represent its initial status as an internim release between Windows XP (codenamed "Whistler") and "Blackcomb". 3 Concepts, presentations, demos and prototypes.
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