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Re: Microsoft end of support dates

From	Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.computer.workshop
Subject	Re: Microsoft end of support dates
Date	2020-07-11 13:03 -0700
Message-ID	<hmuk8iFa93hU7@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References	(3 earlier) <re9hfo$9hm$1@apd.eternal-september.org> <0001HW.24B888830029007570000446938F@news.supernews.com> <secigftjkrqmsme0vrk3bth1n9a5np9prh@4ax.com> <hmsua8Ftt4jU1@mid.individual.net> <red24j$ba6$1@apd.eternal-september.org>

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On 7/11/20 11:54 AM, Apd wrote:
> "Snit" wrote:
>> On 7/10/20 8:29 PM, Eric Stevens wrote:
>>> And Windows 2000 was actually NT5. It was where Windows started to
>>> properly grow up.
>>
>> Windows naming was weird back then.
>>
>> For the home it went from 3.1 to 95 to 98 to ME
> 
> Aside from 3.11, it went to 4.0 (95), 4.1 (98) and 4.9 (Me).
> 
>> And for the pros it went from NT to 2000
> 
> This, a completely different OS from the earlier Wins, went from
> NT 4.0 to NT 5.0 (2000).
> 
>> Why have the numbers and two-letter combos switch?
> 
> As someone else said, marketing.
> 
> 

Yes... but a shame that marketing things swapping conventions which can 
be predicted to lead to confusion is the best choice. :)

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