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Why do you even think about version numbers? Just always be on the current release. The numbers keep getting bigger so the average user stops and considers how far out of date he is. The average tech person should be happy with version # 3.1415926535.

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So the average user considers how far out of date he is? Oh! I thought it was just a marketing thing. If this is making users upgrade then that's totally different and I am all for it.

Google Chrome originated in December 2008 and is now at version 16. At the current rate, Google Chrome version 37 will be released in 2016, and Google Chrome version 58 will be released around 2020.

If had actually taken the time to understand that Chrome is being released in an approximately 6 week interval you would know that Chrome 37 will be released far earlier (sometimes at the beginning of 2014) assuming that the schedule remains unchanged.

I believe the average TeX person is.

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