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Why isn't there a Windows 9? <Answered>

Anonymous
2015-06-17T17:54:01+00:00

This isn't really that important of a question, but I was curious of why Microsoft is going from Windows 8 (8.1, to be specific) to 10, skipping right over 9. Is it just that advanced that they needed to make it Windows 10, or is there some other reason?

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-06-17T23:08:14+00:00

    Its just a commercial name. 1, 2, 3, 3.11, 95, 98, ME, 2000, xp vista, 7, 8, 10. Just names, they mean nothing.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-06-17T22:30:03+00:00

    Have a read of this - http://www.extremetech.com/computing/191279-why-is-it-called-windows-10-not-windows-9 and see the start of the video (between about 2:20 and 4:20) for one 'guestimate'.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-06-18T04:08:21+00:00

    Yeah, I assumed so, but I was trying to make sure there wasn't any other real reason. Thanks for the response, though!

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-06-18T04:06:09+00:00

    Ah, thanks for the link!

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