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...and all I wonder is why they are skipping number 9? Are the negative connotations some culture? iPhone NEIN? With Windows 9, there was at least the explanat
by captainmuon 9y ago
...and all I wonder is why they are skipping number 9? Are the negative connotations some culture? iPhone NEIN?
With Windows 9, there was at least the explanation that software might confuse it with Windows 9x (which I didn't buy, since there is view api returning the version as a string, and Windows shims GetVersion if you don't declare compatibility anyway).
More on topic, this looks nice, I think people will not be disappointed like they were with the MBPs. Can't wait to try it in a store (and probably can't afford it either...). Edit: no touch ID?? Might have spoken too quickly...
- oculusthrift 9y agoI think its because this is the 10th anniversary of the iphone. And they want to have it seen as a major step forward.
- egypturnash 9y agoProbably because it's been ten years since the original iPhone, and they feel this one's far enough from the original to merit the version bump. They may also be trying to indicate that they feel this iPhone is on a par with OSX for productivity or something.
- Apocryphon 9y agoIt's more succinct than Tenth Anniversary iPhone Edition, I suppose.
- linguae 9y agoDuring WWDC 1998, Steve Jobs announced Mac OS X (as a change from the original Rhapsody strategy) while Mac OS 8.1 was still current. There is precedent by Apple to announce version X before version 9 is released.