A reader points out that, according to the software numbering system Microsoft itself uses, Windows 7 is really Windows 6 rather than, as I calculated, Windows 8.
Windows 95 was Windows 4 and Windows XP was Windows 5. Vista was Windows 6 and, under the hood, this week’s release counts as 6.1 - making it Windows 6 as well.
You can read the full software numbering system here.
While John Gapper is on leave, Dan Bogler (right) will be chief writer of the business blog. Dan has been the FT’s managing editor since 2006 and is based in London. His former roles include Lex column editor and Asia news editor.
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writes for the FT's Lombard column. Her previous roles include Hong Kong correspondent, writing for the Lex column from Tokyo and London and editing on the international companies newsdesk. She is based in London.
Tony Tassell is the FT's financial news editor, based in London. His previous roles at the FT include investment correspondent, Lex correspondent, deputy markets editor, deputy UK companies editor, Mumbai correspondent and Manila correspondent. He also was head of research in India for the defunct emerging markets bank Caspian.
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