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Windows 8.1 part of game where name matters |
April 06, 2013
The more information that leaks about Windows 8's expected summer upgrade, dubbed "Blue" by Microsoft, the more questions that pop up, analysts say.
And with very few exceptions, customers don't have answers.
The latest tidbit about Windows Blue -- disclosed earlier this week -- was that the upgrade would be named "Windows 8.1," a convention reminiscent of rival Apple's system of numbering its versions of OS X as, for example, 10.7 for Lion, 10.8 for Mountain Lion.
Apple then adds a third number to signal each update. Mountain Lion, for instance, is currently at 10.8.3, meaning it has been updated three times since its July 2012 debut.
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Link: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9238189/Windows_8.1_What_s_in_a_name_and_why_it_matters_#tk.rss_all
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