On 10/1/14 3:55 AM, Roderick Stewart wrote:
On Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:47:29 -0400, Paul wrote:

I'm guessing the "Windows 10" is to compete with "MacOSX".
And that means all future OSes will be 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, etc.
Maybe it's acknowledgment of a "subscription future". I would
not accept a naive rationale for why it is "10". There is
some evil in that choice, which we'll have to wait and see.
This was not a "9 stinks as a number" decision. It has
some other meaning.

Well, the number spoken English does sound like the German word for
"no", and marketing people do take heed of things like that. Anyway,
why should Microsoft feel the need to compete with something that only
has about 10% of the market?

Speculation, but maybe because Apple's share is growing? Plus, Apple
seems to still be the big elephant in the room when it comes to
smartphones and tablets, which seems to be where MS wants to go.

Although I personally don't consider the Surface Pro 3 to be a "true"
tablet. It seems to be heading more towards being like the MacBook Air,
just with a detachable screen.



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