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They did rush - they launched Note 7 a year ahead of its time (last year we had Note 5) when they were only supposed to release Note 6. That takes, dare I say, courage. (just a joke, they just skipped the number 6 to put it in line with the Galaxy S generation).


It's more likely that they named it 7 to put it as a direct competitor to the iPhone 7 Plus.


They named it 7 so it would line up with the S7.


In the same way that Windows 10 was rushed to be a year early because they 'skipped' Windows 9?


Pretty sure that one was to avoid a Windows Nein. (They are still striving for a Windows?Nein! situation given the FUBAR Anniversary Edition, albeit "by any other name")


I think it was so users wouldn't follow "Windows 9x" tutorials thinking they would still work.


I think it was actually for the software that was doing that:

    	if (osName.startsWith("windows 9"))
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8397664


I know - I was trying to use sarcasm to point how how marketing names don't really mean much in terms of product development and doesn't indicate anything here was rushed out the door.




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