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Originally Posted by kennyc
Yep.
but they may have had additional reasons as well....
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I just found the thread Harry mentioned.
It contains a link to the same post as this thread, with same unsubstantiated claim that "there is software out there that does this."
I like the comment in the other thread:
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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
I don't buy it. Since there are clearly defined Windows APIs for doing things like checking what Windows version the user has that won't be subject to the sort of confusion mentioned, it's reasonable to assume developers will use them.
And what's in it for MS to handle edge-cases where where developers are ignorant and don't use them? That's the dev's problem, and they need to learn better or find something else to do with their time that doesn't involve writing bad code.
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Dennis
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So I stand by my opinion: I doubt this is a reason that influenced the name, and I don't think it's a "good" reason.
So there.
