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Old August 11th 15, 08:57 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Per Ken Blake, MVP:
that makes its life span over 12 years.


That's more like it.
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Old August 11th 15, 09:10 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Ken Blake, MVP wrote on 08/11/2015 11:11 AM:

And Windows 8.0 was released on October 25, 2012. Since 8.0 is
essentially just an update--what used to be called a Service Pack--to
8.0, that makes its life span over 12 years.



Slight correction

.....Since ***8.1*** is essentially just an update...to 8.0,...


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Old August 11th 15, 09:52 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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.. . .winston wrote on 8/11/2015 12:11 AM:

8.0 - Jan 2016
8.1 - Jan 2023

Support is two phases - mainstream and extended.

Ending mainstream support for a product means Microsoft will no longer
be enhancing that product. What it does NOT mean is there will no longer
be fixes for security and reliability issues. Microsoft will continue to
issue bug fixes and patches for security and reliability issues.

After mainstream support ends:
- MSFT no longer supplies non-security hotfixes unless you have an
extended support agreement
- warranty claims are not accepted
- MSFT stops receiving requests for new features and design changes

At the point in time that extended support ends
- the o/s stops receiving any security patches or reliability patches.

Consumer's don't purchase extended support.

Enterprise and Software Assurance Customers as an example (for XP the
most recent o/s to end extended support) can purchase extended support
- $200 per XP device(first year); $500 per device second year.


Thank you for a definitive response!

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Old August 11th 15, 11:27 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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On Tue, 11 Aug 2015 16:10:36 -0400, ". . .winston"
wrote:

Ken Blake, MVP wrote on 08/11/2015 11:11 AM:

And Windows 8.0 was released on October 25, 2012. Since 8.0 is
essentially just an update--what used to be called a Service Pack--to
8.0, that makes its life span over 12 years.



Slight correction

....Since ***8.1*** is essentially just an update...to 8.0,...



Yes. A typo, obviously, but thanks for correcting it.
 




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