I don’t have any inside info, but the vibe I got back then was that Blender just considered the x in 2.x to be the major version (with the idea that they weren’

I don’t have any inside info, but the vibe I got back then was that Blender just considered the x in 2.x to be the major version (with the idea that they weren’t going to release a 3.0). Though if that was true, it seems they’ve changed their minds in the couple years since.