Depends if you count Windows 2.0/2.1 and 3.0/3.1 as similar-sized increments to this [0] At least in the past 10 years, Microsoft's language has been all about

Depends if you count Windows 2.0/2.1 and 3.0/3.1 as similar-sized increments to this [0] At least in the past 10 years, Microsoft's language has been all about "Service Packs". The landscape of mobile OSes, their app stores, and the movement of web browsers to an always-up-to-date model is conditioning consumers to expect continuously-updated software. It only seems natural that desktop OSes (which are the most entrenched in point releases) will eventually follow. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.1#Improvements_over_Windows_3.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.1#Improvements_over_...