Microsoft may have named it Windows 10 to maintain compatibility with app software from '90s
Is this why Microsoft named it Windows 10? — Seemingly everyone on the Net has a theory as to why Microsoft skipped the name “Windows 9” and jumped to 10. Here's one explanation that actually makes sense.
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