Yes, I would consider a full version increment to be a distancing. Most press that I've seen had been considering Windows "Threshold" (codename) as Windows 8.2.

Yes, I would consider a full version increment to be a distancing. Most press that I've seen had been considering Windows "Threshold" (codename) as Windows 8.2. https://www.google.com/search?q=windows+8.2 https://www.google.com/search?q=windows+8.2 Windows Phone went from 7 to 7.5, and then to 8. It's possible that they could have gone with Windows 8.5, too.