Windows 10: How Windows 10 may have gotten its name

Discus and support How Windows 10 may have gotten its name in Windows 10 News to solve the problem; One of the most unexpected surprises to come with the Windows 10 announcement was the fact that it was called Windows 10 and not the expected Windows... Discussion in 'Windows 10 News' started by Coke Robot, Oct 1, 2014.

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  1. COKE ROBOT
    Coke Robot Win User

    How Windows 10 may have gotten its name


    Rumors suggest the reason Microsoft skipped over "Windows 9" is because of Windows 95 - Neowin

    :)
     
    Coke Robot, Oct 1, 2014
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  2. KENN G
    Kenn G Win User

    Its the 29th and I have not gotten the notification for windows 10

    Go here and follow instructions: Download Windows 10

    Run the file WHILE in Windows 7/8/8.1

    During install you will get the option to choose what to save, choose the third option, (which says something like "Do not save anything").
     
    Kenn G, Oct 1, 2014
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  3. CHIPCOOKIE
    ChipCookie Win User
    Its the 29th and I have not gotten the notification for windows 10

    Is there a certain time that windows 10 will be released today? And also another question, when I upgrade to windows 10, do I have the option to set up as new computer?
     
    ChipCookie, Oct 1, 2014
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  4. COKE ROBOT
    Coke Robot Win User

    How Windows 10 may have gotten its name

    Well.... That could explain a lot.
     
    Coke Robot, Oct 1, 2014
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  5. SUPERFLY
    Superfly Win User
    Interesting...also highlights the rather poor coding techniques employed in the 'old' days...
     
    Superfly, Oct 1, 2014
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  6. PENDAWS
    Pendaws Win User
    Sounds like that may be a good reason too. I guess computers aren't smart enough yet? *sarc
     
    Pendaws, Oct 1, 2014
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  7. CIPHER
    cipher Win User
    The funny part is that any program that checks for Windows 95/98 is probably not going to work well (or as intended) on Windows 8, let alone the upcoming 10. So it really wouldn't matter much.
     
    cipher, Oct 1, 2014
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  8. MYSTERE
    Mystere Win User

    How Windows 10 may have gotten its name

    No, those programs probably treated non-Windows 9x as NT, which would then work more or less fine in Windows 8.
     
    Mystere, Oct 1, 2014
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  9. THEOG
    theog Win User
    theog, Oct 1, 2014
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  10. MYSTERE
    Mystere Win User
    Mystere, Oct 1, 2014
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  11. RICKKINS
    Rickkins Win User
    Yea. In the "old days"....*Rolleyes
     
    Rickkins, Oct 1, 2014
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  12. NOELBETH55
    noelbeth55 Win User
    Maybe they are trying to outdo Linux Mint with their 17. lol
     
    noelbeth55, Oct 1, 2014
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  13. PAULGO
    PaulGo Win User

    How Windows 10 may have gotten its name

    They could have called it Windows IX.*Biggrin
     
    PaulGo, Oct 2, 2014
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  14. SLARTYBART
    Slartybart Win User
    I read that the version check is the most reasonable explanation, but not everyone is buying that
    Is this why Microsoft named it Windows 10? - CNET

    A not very funny joke:
    They changed the name because 7ate9

    I argued that 10 is 9 in base 9 only to be countered that this release is really Windows 2 in base 2

    oh well - call it Charlie ... does it really matter that much? *Biggrin
     
    Slartybart, Oct 2, 2014
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  15. DOUBLE
    Double Win User
    A little surprised they haven't yet abandoned the numbering scheme.. i mean XP didn't do so bad. Are they trying to keep things orderly, or make it easier on the consumer?
     
    Double, Oct 3, 2014
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