+mram Subscriber² Posted September 30, 2014 Subscriber² Share Posted September 30, 2014 Thoughts? I have a guess at least ... They really really wanted to distance themselves from Windows 8. :D Pulagatha, RedOak, drazgoosh and 6 others 9 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Windows 7 8 9 +Asmodai, +Cryton, umneycreep and 4 others 7 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimeMaster Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 From the live stream: Q: Can you talk about the name? Seems weird going from Windows 8 to Windows 10.A: This product, when you see the product in your fullness I think you'll agree with us that it's a more appropriate name. gohpep and Jose_49 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Because 8.1 was pretty much 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 From the live stream: That hints at more features coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimeMaster Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Yeah I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishanx Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Stolen from elsewhere. "Because 7 ate 9." f0rk_b0mb, tkaw220, gohpep and 4 others 7 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanelyapple Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Unless they are keeping Windows 9 as middle release due to recent news about rolling out 10 in mid-2015, such change in product name has almost no sense at all - nothing was wrong with Windows 9 but they had to be somehow "original" I think. Also, introducing back the flagship element of their OS interface, making metro apps running as "classic" applications in windows, notifications, virtual desktop and unified across devices app-garden aren't good reasons to bump product name.IMO things that Mary Jo Foley said about the reasons of change are just a bunch of corporate bs - with all respects of course. +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswimbound Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Maybe they skipped Windows 9 due to the fact that this wouldn't be a good thing for marketing to the German community. Mugwump00, MightyJordan, BaZurk and 5 others 8 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted September 30, 2014 Global Moderator Share Posted September 30, 2014 Mid 2015 was always going to be the release date for the next version, be it 9 or as we now know 10. Also, the way they talk about it and all the new dynamic UI work with Continuum, I'd say this is going to be a much bigger overall upgrade from 8.1 than what people first expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bankajac Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 You guys know of any other software that skipped version numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Windows 1, Windows 2, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10. It all makes total sense. Krome, drazgoosh, Jose_49 and 8 others 11 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonlang Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 changing from names to versions and back is not that new and can give a "new" impression. however just increasing the number by 2 steps has a cheap bytaste to me. it's like kde went from 3.5 to 5 and now 7. or mac os from 7 9 11 or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 You guys know of any other software that skipped version numbers? They're names. Not version numbers. Windows 8 is actually version 6.2. I always thought that was funny when people were calling OS X releases "service packs" because Apple only raised the version number by .1. Microsoft has been doing the exact same thing since Windows Vista. benthebear and Xahid 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFH Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Maybe they skipped Windows 9 due to the fact that this wouldn't be a good thing for marketing to the German community. Care to explain what would be a problem with "Windows Neun"? You guys know of any other software that skipped version numbers? Office went from 12 to 14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bankajac Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 They're names. Not version numbers. Windows 8 is actually version 6.2. Way to confuse the tech people MSFT... wonder what the average consumer thinks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul0544 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Someone wishes 8.1 was named 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Marketing 101, they want to skip the bad rep 8 produced so i'm guessing going with 10 is viral marketing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfirth Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 You guys know of any other software that skipped version numbers? Office... skipped version 13.0. Version 12.0 was Office 2007. Version 14.0 was Office 2010. +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWante Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 They should have gone with Windows 12 to make sure they stay ahead of OSX... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bankajac Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Care to explain what would be a problem with "Windows Neun"? Office went from 12 to 14. I think their branding is messed up... Bing, MSN, Windows [Year], Windows [Number] ... each year something different to confuse peope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freak180 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Windows 98 was basically 9 :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bankajac Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Windows 1, Windows 2, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10. It all makes total sense. Agree 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
episode Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 You guys know of any other software that skipped version numbers? Tons of them. Version numbers are not a science. You can choose whatever the hell you want. Plus, even Windows 7 is actually version 6.1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfirth Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Way to confuse the tech people MSFT... wonder what the average consumer thinks? The average consumer doesn't know, nor care, that Windows 8 was actually version number 6.2. And actual tech people understand why it's 6.2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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