[c-nsp] Catalyst IOS version skip - significant difference or just numbers game?

[Mark Tinka]

On Thursday, January 05, 2012 07:42:48 PM d3v10u5 d3v1c3 
wrote:

> "The latest Cisco IOS version was 12.4 until recently
> when Cisco IOS version 15.0 was introduced. Have you
> noticed the jump from version 12 to 15? Do you wonder
> why versions 13 and 14 were skipped? Well, rumors say
> that Cisco avoided those version numbers because 13 is
> considered unlucky in the Western Culture and 14 is also
> considered unlucky in the Asian culture !!"

In some Asian cultures, anything with "4" is generally 
considered unlucky.

In lifts, you'll often find 1, 2, 3, 3a, 5.

Same thing for building/plot/room numbers, although you'll 
still find widespread use of the number "4" in other places 
too.

Mark.
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