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Originally Posted by HarryT
There was a long discussion on this at the time that the name was announced. Although calling the "GetVersion(Ex)" API is of course the correct method for an application to query the Windows version number, apparently there are apps around which do indeed retrieve the version "name" rather than the version number.
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As I said, I just don't see those apps being of any numerical consequence. The most likely case I can see for using the name is in a high level script type environment which parses command line output rather than using the api, or a language that offers its own version function that features the name. In either case, however infrequently they might be encountered, a portion could likely be easily patched as the bulk would be interpreted languages with editable source, resulting in even fewer that would matter.
Just my opinion as a 20-year Windows business app developer.
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