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So nothing have been said about the support lifecycle so far. I wish they could delay Win7's end of mainstream support until after Win10 releases at least. Yes,

by yuhong 12y ago

So nothing have been said about the support lifecycle so far. I wish they could delay Win7's end of mainstream support until after Win10 releases at least. Yes, this includes bumping extended support until 2021.

Maarten88 12y ago
Why is that important? Windows 7 extended support will provide security patches until january 2020.
- yuhong 12y ago
  Yes, this includes bumping extended support until 2021.
freehunter 12y ago
We didn't learn from Windows XP? Extended support is good enough to keep your OS up to date on security patches, if you're using it past the end of extended support that's completely your fault.
- yuhong 12y ago
  The problem is that Win7 did not release until after the end of mainstream support, leaving less than five years to upgrade to it.
  - freehunter 12y ago
    Mainstream support means nothing. It still gets patched.