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Reminds me of the way MS used to identify their software version [1]. It seems it is still how they pragmatically solve their problems :) [1] if (version.St
by zekrioca 5y ago
Reminds me of the way MS used to identify their software version [1]. It seems it is still how they pragmatically solve their problems :)
[1]
if (version.StartsWith(“Windows 9”))
{ /* 95 and 98 */
} else {
http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/2hwlrk/new_windows_version_will_be_called_windows_10/ckwq83x http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/2hwlrk/new_windo...
- Gaelan 5y agoI don't think it was MS that did that, just sloppy third-party developers.
- ChrisKnott 5y agoIt's also baseless speculation. Better sources seem to agree it's because MS wanted a "clean break" from Windows 8, which got bad press. This makes much more sense than bending to poorly written apps from 20yrs ago.
- bonzini 5y agoBending to poorly written apps from 20yrs ago is what Microsoft has been doing with Windows all the time.
- deleted 5y ago[deleted]