[Secret Agent Man]

and they are just skipping over 9 because....?

[Secret Agent Man]

is this just an excuse for microsoft to have a version number that’s the same as apple’s os version?

[SeekAndFind]

Why did Microsoft skip Windows 9 and jump to Windows 10?

[Zuben Elgenubi]

and they are just skipping over 9 because....?

They' re sleeping. It's not called Windoze for nothing.

[Inyo-Mono]

and they are just skipping over 9 because....?

Strange isn't it? Just a few months ago it was "Windows 9 this" and the "new Windows 9 that" and suddenly, without any explanation, it has become Windows 10.

[rarestia]

We’ve spoken about this at length in other threads about Windows 10.

Microsoft skipped 9 because legacy coding may exist that calls “Windows 9*” to get both Windows 95 and Windows 98. Since that would also get Windows 9, they made the decision to skip it to prevent issues with legacy applications.

And yes, there are still instances of Windows 98 in use in the world.

[deadrock]

The same reason why they named the newer xbox, xbox360 years ago. xbox 2 v playstation 3 made is sound behind. So presto, XBOX360.