I mean, Microsoft at will give different versions of windows different names, Apple just keeps reusing the same name.
Windows 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows CE, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows 11.
Apple just use the same name for so many different models in the same series that customers have to invent descriptors:
Wasn’t abomination known as ME (millennium edition) after all the 98 versions? At least I don’t recall hearing about it until well after using 98 SE for a while.
It is odd though that they switched from version numbers in 3.1 to years for a bit and random names, then just kind of picked up the version numbers again like nothing happened between.
I mean, Microsoft at will give different versions of windows different names, Apple just keeps reusing the same name.
Windows 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows CE, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows 11.
Apple just use the same name for so many different models in the same series that customers have to invent descriptors:
iMac (G3) - 1998-2002
iMac (G4) - 2002-2004
iMac (G5) - 2004-2006
Polycarbonate Intel iMac - 2006-2007
Aluminium iMac - 2007-2009
Unibody iMac - 2009-2012
Slim iMac - 2012-2015
Retina iMac - 2015-2021
Apple Silicon iMac 2021-
They are all called “iMac”…
Win 98.
Win ME.
Win 98 SE.
Win XP.
Win Vista.
Win 7.
Win 8.
Win 8.1. Win 10. Win 11.
At least server is more consistent 2003, 2003 R2, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022.
Eh, as long as each version has an official new number/name
Wasn’t abomination known as ME (millennium edition) after all the 98 versions? At least I don’t recall hearing about it until well after using 98 SE for a while.
It is odd though that they switched from version numbers in 3.1 to years for a bit and random names, then just kind of picked up the version numbers again like nothing happened between.