Eh, it's stupid, yes. But once you know, it is trivial to remember:

'95 => '98 => 2000

7 => 8 => 8.1

As well as remembering the second sequence follows the first.

Really, I don't mean to say it is a wonderful naming scheme or anything. I'm just less frustrated by it than by "big cats":

Kodiak, Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks