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Pretty sure that one was to avoid a Windows Nein. (They are still striving for a Windows?Nein! situation given the FUBAR Anniversary Edition, albeit "by any oth
by Piskvorrr 10y ago
Pretty sure that one was to avoid a Windows Nein. (They are still striving for a Windows?Nein! situation given the FUBAR Anniversary Edition, albeit "by any other name")
- madeofpalk 10y agoI know - I was trying to use sarcasm to point how how marketing names don't really mean much in terms of product development and doesn't indicate anything here was rushed out the door.
- beanbragade 10y agoI think it was so users wouldn't follow "Windows 9x" tutorials thinking they would still work.
- nandhp 10y agoI think it was actually for the software that was doing that: if (osName.startsWith("windows 9")) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8397664 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8397664