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10-03-2014, 02:43 AM
I wonder if that's why they made it 10
Jeff Slarve
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10-03-2014, 02:44 AM
Funny! Often #4 is skipped, as it has some affiliation with death in
China, IIRC. I guess that means there won't be a Windows 13. :p
Mike Hanson
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10-03-2014, 02:44 AM
> Funny! Often #4 is skipped, as it has some affiliation with death in
> China, IIRC....
I wonder what they shout on the golf tees:-Z
Graham
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10-03-2014, 02:44 AM
Hi Jeff,
> I wonder if that's why they made it 10
Nah, would only apply to dyslexic German Widnows users :-)
Graham
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10-03-2014, 02:45 AM
Calling it Windows Niner would have been cool, per NATO Phonetic
Alphabet<g>
Jeff Slarve
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10-03-2014, 02:45 AM
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>I wonder if that's why they made it 10
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<VBG> :-)
Friedrich
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10-03-2014, 02:45 AM
> I wonder if that's why they made it 10
My guess is that they didn't want the competition (Mac OS X) to have a
higher version number.
Carlos Gutierrez
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10-03-2014, 02:46 AM
Could be.....
like the famous error by Chevy. Nova.... in Spanish No-va means NO GO....
Paul MacFarlane
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10-03-2014, 02:46 AM
Or the Mitsubishi "Pajero". Spanish slang word.
Friedrich
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10-03-2014, 11:05 AM
The Chevy Chingadero is another.<g>
Jeff Slarve
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