Why did Microsoft skip Windows 9?

By +mram
in The Fast Ring (Insider Previews)

 Share

Recommended Posts

Grand Master

LimeMaster

Posted
Posted

From the live stream:
 

  Quote

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.

  • Jose_49 and gohpep
  • Like 2
Proficient

insanelyapple

Posted
Posted

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.

  • +Random Stranger
  • Like 1
Grand Master

George P Global Moderator

Posted
  • Global Moderator
Posted

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.

Grand Master

simonlang

Posted
Posted

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.

Grand Master

.Neo

Posted
Posted
  On 30/09/2014 at 18:24, bankajac said:

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
  • Like 2
Mentor

MFH

Posted
Posted
  On 30/09/2014 at 18:20, cswimbound said:

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"?

 

  On 30/09/2014 at 18:24, bankajac said:

You guys know of any other software that skipped version numbers?

Office went from 12 to 14.

Veteran

rfirth

Posted
Posted
  On 30/09/2014 at 18:24, bankajac said:

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.

  • +Random Stranger
  • Like 1
Mentor

bankajac

Posted
Posted
  On 30/09/2014 at 18:27, MFH said:

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.

Mentor

bankajac

Posted
Posted
  On 30/09/2014 at 18:24, .Neo said:

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%.

Veteran

rfirth

Posted
Posted
  On 30/09/2014 at 18:28, bankajac said:

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.

This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Posts

    • Microsoft shares Defender anti-virus update for new Windows 11/10 ISOs

      By GSDragoon · Posted

      They always have. This just updates what's included out of the box during the initial install.
    • Microsoft shares Defender anti-virus update for new Windows 11/10 ISOs

      By Sylar0 · Posted

      So basically their prebuilding it into the ISOs?
    • Microsoft shares Defender anti-virus update for new Windows 11/10 ISOs

      By hellowalkman · Posted

      Microsoft shares Defender anti-virus update for new Windows 11/10 ISOs by Sayan Sen Following the one for Lumma last month, Microsoft has also published a new Defender update for Windows 11/10/Server installation images this month. This update package is necessary as a Windows installation image may contain old, outdated anti-malware definitions and software binaries. Aside from better security, these updates can also provide improved performance benefits in some cases. When a new Windows installation is set up, there may be a temporary security risk due to outdated Microsoft Defender protection in the OS installation images. This happens because the antimalware software included in these images might not be up to date. Thus Microsoft says that these updated definitions essentially help close this protection gap. Microsoft delivered the latest security definitions for Windows images via security intelligence update version 1.431.54.0. The Defender package version is also the same. It applies to Windows 11, Windows 10 (Enterprise, Pro, and Home editions), Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2016. Microsoft writes: From Microsoft's security bulletin, we learn that the security intelligence update version 1.431.54.0 was released this past week adds threat detections for various backdoor exploits, trojans, among others. For those wondering, the latest intelligence update is version 1.431.155.0 at the time of writing.
    • OneDrive search is currently broken for many users

      By TheGhostPhantom · Posted

      “In other news about OneDrive frustration, Microsoft recently locked out a user who was attempting to move a bunch of important data from old hard drives to OneDrive.” - It was probably CSMA..
    • Meta and Oakley launch AI-driven Performance Glasses with new HSTN model

      By madhopsman · Posted

      Just what I needed! An extremely expensive pair of sunglasses that I will lose and cannot use indoors. My life will be complete. I trust Meta AI watching my entire life happen. It's going to be the best ever!

  • Recent Achievements

    • One Month Later
      SekTheFirst earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • First Post
      zayanhani earned a badge
      First Post
    • First Post
      HarryTaylor earned a badge
      First Post
    • One Year In
      Eternal Tech earned a badge
      One Year In
    • One Month Later
      Eternal Tech earned a badge
      One Month Later

  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      650
    2. 2
      ATLien_0
      232
    3. 3
      Michael Scrip
      224
    4. 4
      +FloatingFatMan
      140
    5. 5
      Steven P.
      140
    Show More

  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!