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Microsoft's "Last Version of Windows" just got an epiration date

Ketchup

Ketchup

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As recently as this article, dated May 7 of this year, Microsoft was going on an on about how 10 would be the "last version of Windows."
http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/7/8568473/windows-10-last-version-of-windows

Well, the last version is only going to last until October 24, 2025.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/lifecycle

It's a long period for support to be sure, but a very short period in which to backtrack on one of the main selling-points of their latest OS.

Anybody wanna guess what they are up to now?
 
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That is Windows 10 not Windows 10 SRx or whatever service pack they add in over the next year. Like 8.1. 10yrs is the standard Windows lifecycle for base 10. Not counting any updates. Look at the double asterisks at the bottom.
 
escrow4 said:
That is Windows 10 not Windows 10 SRx or whatever service pack they add in over the next year. Like 8.1. 10yrs is the standard Windows lifecycle for base 10. Not counting any updates. Look at the double asterisks at the bottom.
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For the ease of everyone, I will post it here:
Updates are cumulative, with each update built upon all of the updates that preceded it. A device needs to install the latest update to remain supported. Updates may include new features, fixes (security and/or non-security), or a combination of both. Not all features in an update will work on all devices. A device may not be able to receive updates if the device hardware is incompatible, lacking current drivers, or otherwise outside of the Original Equipment Manufacturer’s (“OEM&#8221😉 support period. Update availability may vary, for example by country, region, network connectivity, mobile operator (e.g., for cellular-capable devices), or hardware capabilities (including, e.g., free disk space).
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Tell me how Apple is doing at supporting Tiger.

Then realize that Apple is still "only" on OS X. Then realize that MS is likely following the same model. At least that's been the speculation since the moment that "last version of Windows" was uttered.

So, again, how does this make them liars?
 
sweenish said:
Tell me how Apple is doing at supporting Tiger.

Then realize that Apple is still "only" on OS X. Then realize that MS is likely following the same model. At least that's been the speculation since the moment that "last version of Windows" was uttered.

So, again, how does this make them liars?
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Apple does not supply "life cycles" to the public. I have never seen one, and these threads says along the same lines:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2199766?tstart=0
http://apple.stackexchange.com/ques...ng-security-updates-on-older-versions-of-os-x
I gave a link to an article of MS themselves calling 10 the "Last Version of Windows, " followed by Microsoft's published EOL date for the OS. I didn't call them liars, but if the shoe fits ....
 
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10 years until Microsoft is going EOL maybe - lol. That doesn't explain why security updates are longer than mainstream though :hmm: October 13, 2020 will be when the last version of Windows stops getting new features :awe: Bill Gates will probably be dead and laughing in his grave by then
 
sweenish said:
Tell me how Apple is doing at supporting Tiger.

Then realize that Apple is still "only" on OS X. Then realize that MS is likely following the same model. At least that's been the speculation since the moment that "last version of Windows" was uttered.

So, again, how does this make them liars?
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Heh. This post made me stop for a moment and ponder at just how different today's OSX is from the OSX I ran back in '02 on my iMac G4.
 
By the dates it sounds like MS will be progressively laying off employees as Windows 10 needs less polishing and upgrades, and by 2020 3/4 of their staff will be fired and only the security team will be left, and in 2023 they'll probably get rid of some more security staff once Windows 8.x is done, then October 14th 2025 all the rest of the MS employees still on the Windows 10 security team will be looking for new jobs, unless they have enough money in the bank to retire.
 
By 2025, we will see the Windows Holocube OS.
It will feature a life sized 3D Cortana, that will follow you around the house, suggesting that you are low on things, and you should order them now.
Feeling sad? Cortana can play games with you to cheer you up!
Cortana will be able to control drones to pick up your laundry from the floor as well.
:ninja:
 
Maybe their goal is to eventually release something that's the same idea as the chrome book. Basically a thin client and Windows will truly be just a service through the cloud. So no more windows releases, just a "Windows Network" or something they'll come up with. "Windows Cloud(tm)". That's a scary thought, but I could see them do this. Sadly it seems to be the way the industry is going. Even gaming consoles are heading that way.

Thankfully there's Linux.
 
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Elixer said:
By 2025, we will see the Windows Holocube OS.
It will feature a life sized 3D Cortana, that will follow you around the house, suggesting that you are low on things, and you should order them now.
Feeling sad? Cortana can play games with you to cheer you up!
Cortana will be able to control drones to pick up your laundry from the floor as well.
:ninja:
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It does seem to go along with their video, doesn't it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozLaklIFWUI
 
Red Squirrel said:
Maybe their goal is to eventually release something that's the same idea as the chrome book. Basically a thin client and Windows will truly be just a service through the cloud. That's a scary thought, but I could see them do this. Sadly it seems to be the way the industry is going. Even gaming consoles are heading that way.

Thankfully there's Linux.
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I remember an editor of Maximum PC predicting many this years ago (I believe this was during the XP days, but memory is failing). But it is much more believable now.
 
I be more inclined to think it will be on some special Microcrap cloud and they will have a way of extracting dollars every 6 months to use the operating system. Post Gates mentality takes over, dollars mean more than change (read that innovation if your a windows fan). Hope I'm still around to say either I was wrong or I told you so.
 
I still highly doubt they'd try charging a subscription to use the OS. It would be suicide. Buy this new PC! By the way, you HAVE to pay MS $x a month/year/whatever otherwise you lose all your stuff! Uh, how about no.
 
It's a long period for support to be sure, but a very short period in which to backtrack on one of the main selling-points of their latest OS.

Anybody wanna guess what they are up to now?
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That goes with my theory that supporting an OS into oblivion is a dumb business move. Leave yourself an out.

I still highly doubt they'd try charging a subscription to use the OS. It would be suicide. Buy this new PC! By the way, you HAVE to pay MS $x a month/year/whatever otherwise you lose all your stuff! Uh, how about no.
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How many people subscribe to services they don't use or no longer use? (Cable TV/Internet, credit monitoring, magazines/newspapers, and other fulfillment services.) For that matter, how many people lease cars? The idea being you make a payment every month forever and never have a car older than 2 or 3 years. Believe me, somewhere in the bowels of MS, they are trying to figure out a way to sell a monthly or yearly subscription OS model. I would guess 95% of John Q Public would plug their CC# in without even thinking about it....
 
Ketchup said:
Apple does not supply "life cycles" to the public. I have never seen one, and these threads says along the same lines:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2199766?tstart=0
http://apple.stackexchange.com/ques...ng-security-updates-on-older-versions-of-os-x
I gave a link to an article of MS themselves calling 10 the "Last Version of Windows, " followed by Microsoft's published EOL date for the OS. I didn't call them liars, but if the shoe fits ....
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And you still managed to completely fail to understand the point.
 
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It's pretty well spelled out in my first post. I'm not going to repeat myself.
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This is what I got from Wikipedia:

- Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah: Unsupported as of June 2014
- Mac OS X 10.1 Puma: Unsupported as of June 2014
- Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar: Unsupported as of June 2014
- Mac OS X 10.3 Panther: Unsupported as of mid 2011
- Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: Unsupported as of September 2009
- Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Unsupported as of about June 23, 2011
- Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: Unsupported as of February 25, 2014
- Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: Unsupported as of about October 2014
- Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: ?
- Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks: Mainstream Sept. 17, 2014. Extended 2016
- Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite: ?
- Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan: ?

So I guess you are trying to say that Windows 10 will probably have many sub versions. I wonder what Windows 10.0 will be called then. Apple is using wild cats, maybe Microsoft will use wild dogs (10.0 fox, 10.1 wolf, 10.2 coyote)? :awe:
 
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