[fb-exchange] Microsoft begins phasing out Windows
- From: "Dominique Farrell" <hollyandopal@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ireland VIP News" <irelandvipnews@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 15:43:55 +0100
Microsoft has taken its first steps towards phasing out Windows 7, announcing
that it will no longer be offering certain versions of the operating system to
its hardware partners from next month.
The computing firm will cease supplying Windows 7 Home Basic, Home Premium and
Ultimate to PC makers from October 31.
Retailers will be able to sell off their remaining inventory of machines
running these builds of the software, but not replenish it.
The Windows 7 Pro edition of the OS will continue to be offered to
manufacturers for the time being, and all versions of the operating system will
receive mainstream support until October 22 next year.
Extended support for Windows 7 will run until 2020, after which the platform
will be retired.
The move has been introduced as a means of ushering customers towards Windows 8
PCs, with the latest incarnations of Microsoft's OS struggling to gain traction.
Microsoft is expected to announce Windows 9 at a press event next week.
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