Wow...

Dunno how you are going to convince them if they can't see how _dumb_ that is, but version numbers generally are used as:

xx.yy.zzzzz

xx = Major revision number. Functionality, look-and-feel, or UI has been dramatically changed.
yy = Minor revision number. Incremental additions or changes.
zzz = Patches, bugfixs.


>I've been told to change the version numbers of our apps because the "higher ups" are getting confused.
>
>Example:
>Product1 5.1
>
>Product2 2.1
>
>Product3 2.1S
>Product3 2.1C
>Product3 2.1M
>(This app uses the same code base but depending on the letter, it uses a special form, etc..)
>
>Well, they get confused because two products are currently at 2.1, so they want:
>
>Product3 6.1
>Product3 7.1
>Product3 8.1
>
>I keep trying to tell them that this ridiculous because the next release 6.1 will be 7.0, etc. but they still don't get it.
>
>Any suggestions on how I can get this through to them?
>
>Thanks.