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==Marketing== | ==Marketing== | ||
Windows XP was initially marketed with the slogan ''Prepare to Fly'', although it was later changed to ''Yes You Can''<ref name="YesYouCanAd">Microsoft. [https://archive.org/details/WinXPCommercial Windows XP "Yes You Can" TV commercial]. 17 October 2001.</ref> as a direct result of [[w:September 11 attacks|several real-world terrorist attacks occurring on 11 September 2001]].<ref>Day, Julia. [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2001/oct/12/marketingandpr.terrorismandthemedia1 Microsoft scraps 'fly' slogan after US attacks], ''The Guardian''. 12 October 2001.</ref><ref>[https://www.n-tv.de/technik/Neuer-Slogan-fuer-neues-Betriebssystem-article135574.html "Windows XP": Neuer Slogan für neues Betriebssystem], ''ntv'' ( | Windows XP was initially marketed with the slogan ''Prepare to Fly'', although it was later changed to ''Yes You Can''<ref name="YesYouCanAd">Microsoft. [https://archive.org/details/WinXPCommercial Windows XP "Yes You Can" TV commercial]. 17 October 2001.</ref> as a direct result of [[w:September 11 attacks|several real-world terrorist attacks occurring on 11 September 2001]].<ref>Day, Julia. [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2001/oct/12/marketingandpr.terrorismandthemedia1 Microsoft scraps 'fly' slogan after US attacks], ''The Guardian''. 12 October 2001.</ref><ref>[https://www.n-tv.de/technik/Neuer-Slogan-fuer-neues-Betriebssystem-article135574.html "Windows XP": Neuer Slogan für neues Betriebssystem], ''ntv'' (in German). 12 October 2001.</ref> The TV advertisements used the music track ''[[w:Ray of Light (song)|Ray of Light]]'' from [[w:Madonna|Madonna]] as background music.<ref name="YesYouCanAd"/> The initial marketing campaign was refreshed in 2004 with the release of [[Windows XP build 2600.2180|Service Pack 2]], with the slogan once again changed to ''Everything is Possible''. This campaign ran until late 2006. The term "XP" in the product's name stood for ''eXPerience'', reflecting the new user interface brought forth by [[Luna]] and its variants, and was referenced heavily in its advertising campaign. | ||
Initially, it was rumored that Windows XP would be released in early 2002, which Microsoft denied in that it would already be released on 25 October 2001.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010611054855/http://www.zdf.msnbc.de/news/78308.asp?cp1=1 Windows XP kommt bereits im Oktober], ''ZDF.MSNBC ( | Initially, it was rumored that Windows XP would be released in early 2002, which Microsoft denied in that it would already be released on 25 October 2001.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010611054855/http://www.zdf.msnbc.de/news/78308.asp?cp1=1 Windows XP kommt bereits im Oktober], ''ZDF.MSNBC'' (in German). 13 May 2001. Archived from the [http://www.zdf.msnbc.de/news/78308.asp?cp1=1 original] on 11 June 2001.</ref><!-- If possible, replace with English source.--> | ||
==Misattributed beta sounds== | == Misattributed beta sounds == | ||
No Windows XP build has made use of or even included the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG1Tz1lopKg widespread startup and shutdown sounds]. These originate from a Whistler theme from ThemeWorld, which includes an entire sound scheme of sounds from various sources such as [[Microsoft Plus!#Microsoft Plus! for Windows 98|Plus! 98]], although these are not as widespread. The fake startup sound was made for the previous one, using Windows 98 Plus!'s World Traveler, Architecture shutdown sound, and PhotoDisc startup sound, and the final version using [[Windows 98]]'s shutdown sound reversed, [[Windows 2000 build 1983.1]] to build [[Windows 2000 build 2000.3|2000.3]]'s startup sound reversed, and the Next Level sound from a game titled Spring Weekend included in the Microsoft Entertainment Pack slowed down, while the shutdown sound is from BeOS, albeit down sampled. | No Windows XP build has made use of or even included the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG1Tz1lopKg widespread startup and shutdown sounds]. These originate from a Whistler theme from ThemeWorld, which includes an entire sound scheme of sounds from various sources such as [[Microsoft Plus!#Microsoft Plus! for Windows 98|Plus! 98]], although these are not as widespread. The fake startup sound was made for the previous one, using Windows 98 Plus!'s World Traveler, Architecture shutdown sound, and PhotoDisc startup sound, and the final version using [[Windows 98]]'s shutdown sound reversed, [[Windows 2000 build 1983.1]] to build [[Windows 2000 build 2000.3|2000.3]]'s startup sound reversed, and the Next Level sound from a game titled Spring Weekend included in the Microsoft Entertainment Pack slowed down, while the shutdown sound is from BeOS, albeit down sampled. | ||