What I felt was more interesting about this change in policy wasn't the change of policy itself, but the fact that Microsoft chose to do it silently. That makes a lot of sense really considering that it's mostly the same codebase and supporting both consumer and business versions doesn't add much in the way of workload. So, essentially what Microsoft is doing here is basically streamlining support and offering consumers the same level of support and protection that business users already receive. Prior to this change in policy, consumer operating systems were supported for five years after their GA (General Availability, or release) date, and business operating systems are supported for 10 years (the last five years called 'extended support'). Maybe Microsoft thinks that Windows 8 will be a flop and that people will want to stick with the OS that they already have?īut the truth is that this change isn't really a very big deal. On the face of it, it does indeed seem like Microsoft is preparing for Windows Vista and Windows 7 to be around for a long time, and it is putting the groundwork in place for people to be using these platforms until 20 respectively. Is this an indication that Microsoft hoping for the best with Windows 8, but at the same time preparing for the worst?
I noticed the other day that Microsoft has extended the support period of Windows Vista and Windows 7 to 10 years. Interesting question from today's mailbag:
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