Top 10 Reasons Why Microsoft Called the Next Version Windows 10

1. Apple's been at version 10 for 15 years now... perhaps it's a good place to be.
2. Ten is the count of new features in Windows 10.
3. They spent so much time talking about Windows 9, they thought they'd already shipped it.
4. Apple had already used all of the big cat names.
5. They wanted a name like MacOS X Mavricks, but Washington state just doesn't have many well know landmarks.
6. (Related to the last) Windows 10 Space Needle just sounds wrong.
7. So does Windows 10 Puget Sound.
8. Because they think it will be lousy and they've reserved even numbered versions for that.
9. Used Windows Calculator to add 1.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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10. Realized that Android, MacOS, ChromeOS and Linux have already taken Windows 9's spot.