> Microsoft moved from a numeric scheme to years, which itself only lasted from 95-2000 (longer for server releases of course) Their commitment to it even for

> Microsoft moved from a numeric scheme to years, which itself only lasted from 95-2000 (longer for server releases of course) Their commitment to it even for servers is only half-hearted. Windows Server 2003 (April 2003) Windows Server 2003 R2 (December 2005) Windows Server 2008 (February 2008) Windows Server 2008 R2 (October 2009) Windows Server 2012 (September 2012) Windows Server 2012 R2 (October 2013) Windows Server 2016 (September 2016) Windows Server 2019 (October 2018)