Windows 7 Betta
January 14th, 2009. Posted By Larry Monte
No, that’s not a typo. It’s actually my dig at MicroSoft’s failed attempt at symbolism.
To the right you can see the picture of the fish which is proudly displayed in Windows 7 Beta. The fish is called a Betta (Beh-Ta) or Betta splendens to be accurate.
Earlier today someone in Twitter asked if the fish was related to PETA’s ‘Sea Kitten’ drive. Possibly, but I don’t think so.
The common mispronunciation is to call this fish a ‘Beta’.
I can’t say if MicroSoft was thinking the fish was indeed called a ‘Beta’, or if it was just a cool pic to ship with their Betta (ha!) version of Windows 7.
After all, they’re programmers, not nature enthusiasts. 
