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The world’s two largest tech companies, Apple and Microsoft, had left number 9 among their most popular products. However, there was no superstition behind it. Apple launched iPhone iPhone 9 and Windows 9 never existed, but the reason for this is very interesting. Apple wanted to present its new phone as a historical milestone, while Microsoft was afraid of compatibility issues with Windows 95 and Windows 98. The decisions of both the companies later proved to be completely successful.
The decisions of Apple and Microsoft proved themselves right over time. (AI)
New Delhi. Neither iPhone 9 nor Windows 9 came. In the world of technology, this is a question which has puzzled people for years. When companies usually launch their products with numbers one after the other, then why did the world’s two biggest tech companies decide to go straight to 10 after 8. Many people think that there might have been some superstition or belief related to number 9 behind this, but the real reason was completely related to business and technical needs.
The interesting thing is that both Apple and Microsoft left out the number 9, but the reasons for both were completely different. One company wanted to make its product historic by doing this, while the other company wanted to avoid major technical problems related to old software.
Why did iPhone X leave iPhone 9?
The year 2017 was very special for Apple. This year it completed 10 years since the original iPhone was launched. The company did not want to treat this occasion as just another ordinary smartphone launch. If Apple had launched a new phone with the name iPhone 9, it would have seemed like a normal upgrade to people. Therefore the company launched iPhone X directly. Here
The company not only changed the name, but also made major changes in the phone. iPhone Apple wanted to send a message to the world that this is not just a new model but the beginning of a new era of iPhone.
Technical problem was the reason for abandoning Windows 9
Microsoft’s story is completely different. The company was considering naming its next operating system Windows 9 after Windows 8.1, but engineers faced a major technical problem. Windows 95 and Windows 98 were very popular operating systems in the 1990s. At that time, many software developers wrote shortcut codes into their programs that would identify Windows 95 or Windows 98 by seeing “Windows 9.” If Microsoft had actually launched Windows 9 later, older programs could have become confused. They would mistake Windows 9 for Windows 95 or Windows 98, which could lead to software crashes and compatibility issues. It was almost impossible to restore thousands of old programs. In such a situation, Microsoft chose the easiest path and launched Windows 10 directly.
How did the decision of both the companies prove to be correct?
The decisions of Apple and Microsoft proved themselves right over time. iPhone On the other hand, Windows 10 became one of the longest-used operating systems in Microsoft’s history. After this the company launched Windows 11 and no one felt the absence of number 9.
The reason was practical
At first glance it may seem strange that two of the world’s largest tech companies gave up the same number. But in both the cases the decision was taken after careful consideration. Apple commemorated its biggest milestone through iPhone X, while Microsoft chose to avoid future technical problems through Windows 10. This is why even today iPhone 9 and Windows 9 are considered the most interesting “missing numbers” in technology history.
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I am Jai Thakur, serving as Senior Sub-Editor at News18 Hindi. My main job is to convey complex business news to people in simple language. Be it the movement of the stock market, the impact of the country’s economy…read more
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