The MicroSoft Marketing Dept is Nuts

[Knotical]

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2689...ows-10-will-be-a-big-break-from-the-past.html

As interesting as this sounds, and the possibility for developers is pretty good, the idea that saying they are skipping a version name in order to identify they are "breaking away from the past" is literally like saying they are developing a completely new operating system but it will be just like the last two.

Wrap your head around that one.

 

[Kathi]

 

[TOG]

Windows Vista was version 6.0, Windows 7 is version 6.1. In other words, Windows 7 is really nothing more than a service pack for Vista. It should have been provided free of charge to fix all the bugs in Vista, but they made people pay full price for it. Windows 8 is version 6.2, or in other words, just a facelift for Windows 7. Windows 10 will most likely be version 6.3. Of course, if Micro$oft admitted this up front, nobody would buy their products, so they have to make it look like people are actually getting something new, even when they aren't.

The TOG​

 

[Knotical]

TOG, are you sure about the difference between Vista and 7? Because, even though they look similar 7 was much better, and more stable than, Vista.

I guess they can call any version of their OS whatever they want, and people will buy it. I just hope 10 does not inherit the bad parts of 7 & 8.

 

[jasonc]

TOG, are you sure about the difference between Vista and 7? Because, even though they look similar 7 was much better, and more stable than, Vista.

I guess they can call any version of their OS whatever they want, and people will buy it. I just hope 10 does not inherit the bad parts of 7 & 8.

just like xp etc was supposed to be the end all be all.

 

[TOG]

TOG, are you sure about the difference between Vista and 7? Because, even though they look similar 7 was much better, and more stable than, Vista.

I guess they can call any version of their OS whatever they want, and people will buy it. I just hope 10 does not inherit the bad parts of 7 & 8.

I tried it myself. If you open a command prompt in Win7 and type "ver" (without the quotes) then it returns the version number 6.1. Also, if you right-click on the computer and select "Properties", it should also give you the version number somewhere on the list, and it will be 6.1. I haven't tried it for Windows 8, since I don't have a computer with Win8 on it, but I've been told it's 6.2 there. Some people who know more about the technical aspects have told me that Windows Vista, 7 and 8 all use the same kernel.

The TOG​