I get it, but if all these major operating systems are handling this same ambiguous [0] situation in the same way, perhaps one needs to reevaluate their mental

I get it, but if all these major operating systems are handling this same ambiguous [0] situation in the same way, perhaps one needs to reevaluate their mental model or expectations. Am I out of touch? No, it's the operating systems who are wrong 0 - numbers are not part of the alphabet.