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This isn't really news. Microsoft has long offered extended support to enterprises with volume license agreements. For Windows XP, Microsoft called this "custom
by bmurray7jhu 8y ago
This isn't really news. Microsoft has long offered extended support to enterprises with volume license agreements. For Windows XP, Microsoft called this "custom support".[1]
Windows XP custom support was billed annually. It may be news if Microsoft switch to monthly billing for Windows 7, but the blog post[2] linked in the Forbes article does not mention monthly billing.
[1] https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/kdean/2014/01/12/windows-xp-end-of-life-support-options/ https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/kdean/2014/01/12/windows...
[2] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2018/09/06/helping-customers-shift-to-a-modern-desktop/ https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2018/09/0...
- yuhong 8y agoThis reminds me that Windows Server 2003 custom support at one point tends to be mentioned in every quarterly earnings statement of MS.
- OnlyRepliesToBS 8y ago'really isn't news'