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Seems like a no-brainer from an engineering perspective. - They use 7: It says "7.0" when you look at the version number on the About Windows dialog, which nea
by wayne 18y ago
Seems like a no-brainer from an engineering perspective.
- They use 7: It says "7.0" when you look at the version number on the About Windows dialog, which nearly no users look at anyway.
- They use 6.1: All the programs that have a hard-coded check for "6" keep working and you can claim complete application compatibility with Vista.
Windows XP was 5.1 to Windows 2000's 5.0 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows#Timeline_of_releases http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows#Timeline_of_r...) yet few would claim that Windows XP was not a significant release.
- gabrielroth 18y agoI agree. But if, as you suggest, it's an "engineering no-brainer" to retain the leading digit even on a major new release, something about the versioning system is broken.
- wmf 18y agoWindows culture is so full of wrong assumptions that any OS change breaks apps. Versioning looks like a very small problem.
- nanexcool 18y agowinver.exe says Version 6.1 (Build 7000), that's the About Windows dialog. I'm using the Beta version.