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Interesting difference. I've not noticed that. But when I think about it, what does "major new version" mean?

new "major version" is jargon - a term of art with a generally accepted meaning of incrementing the most significant version number.

"major" new version is just English - it's a new version with significant enhancements or impact.

> new "major version" is jargon - a term of art with a generally accepted meaning of incrementing the most significant version number.

An example of which would be http://semver.org/

A "major version" in the software world means an integer bump, like 2.0, 3.0.

In this context, "major new version" means a non-patch release, with new features.