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I don't know why Microsoft publishes these dates, you and I both know they will be extended once we get closer to the deadline.
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Why are operating systems turning into cell phones? theres a new one every year or something with like 1 or 2 "new" features
Only 5.5 years of mainstream support + 5 years of extended support after that?!?!? Boycott!!!!!!!1 Install linux!!11!!
Yes! Install Linux! Let the NSA label you a radical and future terrorist!
It's just mainstream support. Basically warranty, design changes, features added, no-cost incident support will not be available. We still get security updates until 2020 which is all that really matters in the grand scheme of things.
Why are operating systems turning into cell phones? theres a new one every year or something with like 1 or 2 "new" features
Until they fix the GUI, we'll be sticking with Windows 7.
If Windows 9 has the same problems as 8, I can't see microsoft dropping support for 7 since too many businesses will still be using it.
On the other hand, isn't Windows 9 supposed to be out early next year as well (theoretically)? Maybe MS will have seen the light and have made a return to the classic desktop! (Ya, I know, wishful thinking.)
That was quick. A lot of companies finished XP to 7 migration in ~2012. At least this will keep the IT folks busily employed.
Son of a.... ! Dammit Microsoft!
On the other hand, isn't Windows 9 supposed to be out early next year as well (theoretically)? Maybe MS will have seen the light and have made a return to the classic desktop! (Ya, I know, wishful thinking.)
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I'm less worried about this is windows 7 is pretty solid as it sits and actual support/updates for it will likely get extended since Microsoft hasn't got their stuff together and 2020 isn't all that far away if you think about it.
I saw this on CNET this afternoon. I bet that MS will extend the support date like they did with XP. Vista, OTOH, no one will miss that.
But in theory they can release new features for Win 7 until Jan. 2015. But I guess they have little reason to do so because MS is encouraging their customers to get onto the latest platform, which happens to be 8.1, but in a few years, they'll say 8 is crap and try to force us to go to 9. Rinse and repeat.No need to, they are not going to release new features for W7. Security support is there until 2020.
Seriously, quite a few are still doing this. This transition seems awfully quick; 7 to me is the perfect OS, don't really see any need to upgrade at all.
I'm still on XP but i can't stand some of the features of windows 8.1. (metro is such a deal breaker) FFS, why do they make this such a pain.
Install Classic shell. Problem solved.
It's just mainstream support. Basically warranty, design changes, features added, no-cost incident support will not be available. We still get security updates until 2020 which is all that really matters in the grand scheme of things.
No directx 12 for windows 7 then i guess....
Quick?
How long have you been on 7? I have been on it since 2009. I waited until 8.1 to run that, now I have no 7 systems I use daily, only 2008 R2, 2012 R2 and Win8.1. We are already putting a few 8.1 systems out there to interested people in the org. Good way to gauge our next move, which will probably be 9 on a wide scale.
I foresee another XP situation in 2020...
Based on MS's past track record with new DirectX versions: no, probably not a chance in hell.
I saw this on CNET this afternoon. I bet that MS will extend the support date like they did with XP. Vista, OTOH, no one will miss that.
I wonder after all these years, SP2 for Win 7 was never released.
There's a leaked screenshot of the start menu that was supposed to be in 8.2, not sure if that was pushed or not for 9. I don't recall if it was confirmed, but it matches the description of a hybrid between Win7 and Metro. It was basically the left hand side being win7 and the right side (Win7's "control panel, my documents, etc) being small metro tiles.
Metro is basically dead anyway. I haven't had to look at Metro for months. And if I go back that far, it's only for a few seconds I had to look at it at all to begin with.
That is not a Microsoft of Windows thing. Look at the Linux kernel, look at the Linux distributions. They update constantly, with very little end-user experience changes.Why are operating systems turning into cell phones? theres a new one every year or something with like 1 or 2 "new" features