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Old 08-02-2015, 10:26 AM   #1277
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Originally Posted by ApK View Post
The example linked above posits a string comparison for names starting with "Windows 9"
Again, while it COULD happen, I cannot see it being the reason, for the reasons I've given above. I'll need to see if any of the related discussions cite any real world example of any such app that would matter in this way.
It is possible a one off app long ago could have done something this hair-brained, but I don't believe this influenced Microsoft's naming decision in the least. This is especially true since an app that clearly didn't follow any MS programming guidelines back then would have long ago become incompatible with any modern versions of Windows for a hundred other potential reasons. Poorly written apps are always the first to run into compatibility issues with newer versions of Windows because of the fact that they are so poorly written.
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