Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_DNUMBER

After upgrading to v1.2.1 this errors appear

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_DNUMBER in /Applications/XAMPP/…/wp-content/plugins/simple-slideshow-manager/functions.php on line 880
if($acx_slideshow_version < 1.2.1) // << Old Version // Current Verison

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_DNUMBER in /Applications/XAMPP/…/wp-content/plugins/simple-slideshow-manager/acx_slideshow_option.php on line 81 & 83
81: if($acx_slideshow_version < 1.2.1) // Current Version
83: $acx_slideshow_version = 1.2.1; // Current Version

I solved the problem adding quotes to the version number: ‘1.2.1’

OS X 10.6.8
XAMPP 1.7.3
PHP 5.3.1

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