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Possible Reason Behind Version Hop to Windows 10: Compatibility

Posted by timothy on from the damn-you-autocomplete dept.

First time accepted submitter ndykman (659315) writes The Independent reports that a MS developer has suggested a real reason behind the Windows 10 name: old code. More specifically, code that looks for "Windows 9" to determine the Windows version. Fine for Windows 95 or Windows 98, but not so great for a new operating system. The article includes a link that shows that yes, this would be a problem.

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  1. Windows ... by argee · · Score: 1, Troll

    if (os.startsWith("Windows")
          use linux
    fi

    # There you go, fixed it for you.