@falktx Microsoft skipped Windows version 9 so apps would not mistakenly believe they were running on Windows 95 or Windows 98 when they'd do something like
if os_name.starts with("Windows 9") {
fail();
}
@guenther ok, so just rumors as usual. would be great to not spread them around as if they were fact though. it has never been officially confirmed as far as I know
@falktx nothing official/reliable, but it's a somewhat common conspiracy theory
https://mspoweruser.com/new-rumors-claim-that-microsoft-skipped-windows-9-name-because-of-legacy-code-compatibility-issues/