Alex Clark
8/18/2008 6:23:00 PM
Well, by now it should actually be .NET 2.3, because 3.0 was really 2.1, 3.5
was really 2.2, and 3.5SP1 is really 2.3. IMO anyway...
"RealCat" <typingcat@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> The final .NET Framework 3.5 service pack 1 is out. It doesn't only
> have fixes for existing features, but it also has bunch of new
> features such as support for shader. Then, why not just name it 3.6,
> instead of the long 3.5 service pack 1? It would be a lot shorter and
> less confusing to tell someone "Hey, you need .net 3.6 to run my
> application" than telling "No, .net 3.5 is not enough, you need .net
> 3.5 service pack 1 to run my application." Some users who are not so
> familar with computers may be confused between 3.5 and 3.5 sp1.
>
> This maybe a trivial question but, why didn't Microsoft just change
> the version number?