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Windows 9 is 10?

30-09-2014 8:00pm

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84NI5fjTfpQ

wtf?

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#2 30-09-2014 8:18pm

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Maybe they're treating 8.1 as 9?

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#3 01-10-2014 9:40am

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It's being called Windows 10, because 7 ate 9! :pac:
...I'll get my coat...

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#4 01-10-2014 9:41am

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They were using a very old PC to calculate the numbering?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_FDIV_bug

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#5 01-10-2014 1:31pm

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Might as well have called it Windows X. Xbox One. One OS to rule them all.

Except that windows wont be running on the Xbox One so I bet they had to change it back to a 10 :P

The numbering is stupid and bizarre; the move to a more unified OS though was unsurprising in the least. If they got to a point where they felt comfortable adding their OS to the Xbox platform as well, well that would be an interesting day.

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#6 01-10-2014 4:17pm

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OP I think you misheard, Windows 10 is nigh

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#7 01-10-2014 10:48pm

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My cousin sent me a link from a poster on Reddit, not sure how true, who claimed that Windows 9 was skipped because of some applications incorrectly detecting it as Windows 95 or 98. If true, then the programs should be reading the OS version number and not a text string.

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#8 01-10-2014 10:56pm

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classic.

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#9 02-10-2014 7:18am

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You can download it as a Preview from Microsoft. Seen a screenshot posted by a friend last night and downloaded it to give it a try. Windows 10 Preview

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#10 02-10-2014 7:51am

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It looks impressive, Continuum especially looks nice - good collaboration of Windows 7 and Modern UI in one. Not forcing you on to touch only.

MODS: Can we merge all the Windows 9 and 10 threads into one big "Windows 10 Thread" thread please since it's official and maybe sticky is? Thanks!

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057284199
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057299864
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057284199

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