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[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

An often repeated urban legend that has no basis in reality. Software checking the version of Windows gets "6.1" for Windows 7 and "6.2" for Windows 8. The marketing name doesn't matter and is different.