No. He said that it was the 'default' way of doing it. Yes, it has happened X times, that does not mean it's the default way of doing it. Maybe there's some other method which is done a lot more often and hence should be considered the 'default' way.
[1] https://searchcode.com/?q=if%28version%2Cstartswith%28%22win...
[2] http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/environment...