In 1995 we all thought Microsoft forgot how to count. Following Windows 3.1
Windows 95 was released. And three years later we were presented Windows 98.
Why was that? Before Microsoft showed the product updates by its version numbers. Actually,
Windows 95 was Windows 4.0 and Windows 98 is Windows 4.1. You can see this by right-clicking
on the 'My computer' icon on your desktop (if you have Windows 9x installed).
Here's a little list what may have made Microsoft change their names politics.
- 98 is the number of bugs occurring right after inserting the CD.
- 98 bugs added since the last version
- After the system crashed 98 times, you have to reinstall
- You need 98 MB RAM to install
- No matter how fast your computer is, Windoze will use up 98% of the system
resources for itself.
- There is a 98% probability that it will crash during installation
- 98% of the code is untested
- 98 years until the next version will be released - it was announced for
1999...
- Starting 1995, the government requires a decay date on Software
- 98% of all hardware components will need driver updates
- 98% of all hardware components will NEVER have WDM-drivers
- You need to update at least 98% of your hardware before it can be
installed
- It is about as stable and flexible as Linux 0.0.98
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