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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/28/2015 1:08 AM, Phil via Tacos
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<pre wrap=""><i>However, MS have blown the pattern by omitting Win 9. Another business model ruined.</i></pre>
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<p> <strong>Why is it called Windows 10 instead of Windows 9?</strong></p>
<p> Microsoft's official responses to this question have been
almost comically vague. It's reminiscent of the decision to
abandon the Metro name, which was also <a
href="https://secure-fly.zdnet.com/article/cleaning-up-microsofts-metro-mess/">never
explained in a satisfactory way</a> .</p>
<p> So we're left to speculate, and my best guess is that choosing
the number 9 would imply that Windows 10 is just around the
corner, followed by 11, 12, and so on. That's a recipe for
delay, as customers play a "watch and wait" game.</p>
<p> One (unlikely) theory speculates that assigning 9 as a version
number could wreak havoc with old versions hard-coded to search
for Windows 95 or 98 version strings.</p>
<p> It's more likely, though, that the name is about branding.
This really is the last big release of Windows, with future
updates coming in incremental form. As a brand name to stick
with for the long term, Windows 10 is numerologically
satisfying, almost ... perfect.</p>
<p> Or, alternatively, there's the "dad humor" explanation: Seven
ate nine.</p>
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73 Alberto I2PHD<br>
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