Resolve then, that on this very ground, with small flags waving and tinny blasts on tiny trumpets, we shall meet the enemy, and not only may he be ours, he may be us. --Walt Kelly
(01-14-2015, 07:43 AM)Scud Wrote: Well get ready, Ed. Microsoft is skipping Windows 9 and going right to 10, and free support for Windows 7 ends today: http://www.cnet.com/products/microsoft-windows-10/
Dave
Microsoft's obligatory upgrade to pump up their bottom line. No other good reason for it.
(01-14-2015, 07:43 AM)Scud Wrote: Well get ready, Ed. Microsoft is skipping Windows 9 and going right to 10, and free support for Windows 7 ends today: http://www.cnet.com/products/microsoft-windows-10/
Dave
Well to be fair the Windows 7 Extended support (which is the relevant one here) is still on for another five years:
Quote:But if you like Windows 7, you probably don't really need new service packs, and you certainly don't want a redesigned user interface. As long as Microsoft patches vulnerabilities that could become security risks, Windows 7 remains a safe operating system.
Microsoft doesn't plan to stop fixing security problems in Windows 7 until extended support ends. That's January 14, 2020--five years and a day from the end of mainstream support.