Microsoft unveils Windows 10 system with Start Menu

Re:Microsoft unveils Windows 10 system with Start Menu by BrianEatWorld on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @04:53PM (#8391140)

I follow Windows development fairly closely and even do some Windows Phone (phone) development on the side, but this version number thing has me scratching my head. The explanation in the article doesn't help much either.

If I recall correctly, the number 9 is considered lucky in a wide variety of places, which seems like it would help sales on a subconscious level.

Introspectively, it worries me that I have read three articles about Windows 10 this afternoon and instead of recalling any new features, all I can think about is the version number...

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Re:Microsoft unveils Windows 10 system with Start Menu by blisterpeanuts on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @04:54PM (#8391149)

Well, "nine" sounds like "no" in German...

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Re:Microsoft unveils Windows 10 system with Start Menu by wflann on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @05:02PM (#8391211)

Don't worry, German also has a word for the number.

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Re:Microsoft unveils Windows 10 system with Start Menu by Igglyboo on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @05:06PM (#8391239)

Neun(9) and Nein(no) still sound extremely similar however.

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Re:Microsoft unveils Windows 10 system with Start Menu by ginko on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @05:10PM (#8391269)

German native speaker here. They don't really sound that similar.

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Re:Microsoft unveils Windows 10 system with Start Menu by Igglyboo on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @08:27PM (#8392210)

Oh well thanks for clearing that up then, I took a german class in high school but apparently not a very good one as i remembering them being extremely similar. Maybe my english ears lol

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