The versions of Visual Studio stand for cities/islands in the Northwest that are near to Redmond, WA.
** Codenamed - Everett - Visual Studio .NET 2003 - Everett is a city north of Seattle.
** Codenamed - Whidbey - Visual Studio 2005 - Whidbey is an island north of Seattle, which is nearer to Everett.
** Codenamed - Orcas - Visual Studio 20XX - Orcas is an island in the San Juan group of islands even further north of Seattle.
** The next version of Windows (Codenamed - Longhorn) Longhorn is a bar close to Whistler and Blackcomb ski resorts."
